Moro

[mawr-oh, mohr-oh]

noun, plural Mo·ros, (especially collectively) Mo·ro.

a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.

Origin of Moro

< Spanish < Latin Maurus Moor

Moro

[mawr-oh, mor-oh; Italian maw-raw]

noun

Al·do [al-doh; Italian ahl-daw] /ˈæl doʊ; Italian ˈɑl dɔ/, 1916–78, Italian lawyer, author, and statesman: prime minister 1963–68, 1974–76.

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Examples from the Web for moro

Contemporary Examples of moro

Moro wondered at “the final straw that broke” Sherpa-Western relations.
Violence on Everest
Peter Zuckerman, Amanda Padoan
May 2, 2013
The incident seemed to be over, and Moro and his teammates resumed the climb, later returning to the lower camp.
Violence on Everest
Peter Zuckerman, Amanda Padoan
May 2, 2013
But, according to Moro, some 100 Sherpas, their faces covered in scarves, were ready for the men.
Violence on Everest
Peter Zuckerman, Amanda Padoan
May 2, 2013
This beautiful work offers an insight into the fascinating, but complicated, world of il Moro.
London’s National Gallery Opens the Exhibition of the Century
Daily Beast Promotions
November 7, 2011

Historical Examples of moro

Anxiously the Moro men and women gazed at their idol, Piang.
The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy
Florence Partello Stuart
And I am happy to serve a government that greets the Moro as brother.
The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy
Florence Partello Stuart
The Moro is a savage, and has no idea of law and order as we understand it.
The Philippine Islands
John Foreman
Education is one of the chief concerns of the Moro Province Government.
The Philippine Islands
John Foreman
The Moro collapsed to the road, limply, like a wet stocking off a line.
Terry
Charles Goff Thomson

British Dictionary definitions for moro

Moro

noun

plural -ros or -ro a member of a group of predominantly Muslim peoples of the S Philippines: noted for their manufacture of weapons
the language of these peoples, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family

Word Origin for Moro

C19: via Spanish from Latin Maurus Moor

Moro

noun

Aldo (ˈaldo). 1916–78, Italian Christian Democrat statesman; prime minister of Italy (1963–68; 1974–76) and minister of foreign affairs (1965–66; 1969–72; 1973–74). He negotiated the entry of the Italian Communist Party into coalition government before being kidnapped by the Red Brigades in 1978 and murdered

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Word Origin and History for moro

Moro

"Muslim Malay of the Philippines," 1886, from Spanish Moro, literally "Moor" (see Moor).