Moro

¹

[mawr-oh, mohr-oh]

noun

plural

Moros ,

plural

Moro .

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

Moro

²

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

noun

1. Aldo 1916–78, Italian lawyer, author, and statesman: prime minister 1963–68, 1974–76.

Moro

¹

/ ˈmɔːrəʊ /

noun

1. a member of a group of predominantly Muslim peoples of the S Philippines: noted for their manufacture of weapons

2. the language of these peoples, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family

Moro

²

/ ˈmɔːro /

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Moro¹

< Spanish < Latin Maurus Moor

Word History and Origins

Origin of Moro¹

C19: via Spanish from Latin Maurus _Moor

Example Sentences

But minutes later, Leicester No.8 Moro went through a huge gap in the home defence for another try converted by Searle.

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"It's reassuring to have the army here. If they leave the area, I'm going too," said Adama Ouattara, a youth leader in the northeastern village of Moro Moro.

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Elizabeth Moro, the Democrat candidate vying for a seat in the state's 160th house district, told Salon she's had interactions with over 10,000 voters and abortion is a "huge issue."

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The 160th District, where Moro is campaigning, is seen by both political parties as a competitive race.

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The Red Brigades was a Marxist guerrilla group that kidnapped and killed a number of state officials in the 1970s and '80s, including a former prime minister, Aldo Moro.

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