Moro

[ mawr-oh, mohr-oh ]

/ ˈmɔr oʊ, ˈmoʊr oʊ /

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

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

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Origin of Moro

< Spanish < Latin Maurus Moor

Definition for moro (2 of 2)

Moro²

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

/ ˈmɔr oʊ, ˈmɒr oʊ; Italian ˈmɔ rɔ /

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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Example sentences from the Web for moro

Moro wondered at “the final straw that broke” Sherpa-Western relations.
Violence on Everest|Peter Zuckerman, Amanda Padoan|May 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

Your letter telling of transfer to the Moro Province has just come.
Terry|Charles Goff Thomson
And to this prowess in courtly exercises he joined a love of art and learning which especially commended him to the Moro.
Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497|Julia Mary Cartwright
Our men, accompanied with one of their captains called Moro, rising to meet him, he graciously did welcome and entertain them.
Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round the World|Francis Pretty
Use to bring them across Moro Bay and them neegers always fighting and running off.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration
Tomba spoke to them rapidly, partly in the Tagalo and partly in the Moro dialect.
Uncle Sam's Boys in the Philippines|H. Irving Hancock

British Dictionary definitions for moro (1 of 2)

Moro¹

/ (ˈmɔːrəʊ) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for moro (2 of 2)

Moro²

/ (Italian ˈmɔːro) /

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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