Moro1
[mawr-oh, mohr-oh]
- a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
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Origin of Moro1
Moro2
[mawr-oh, mor-oh; Italian maw-raw]
- 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
Moro wondered at “the final straw that broke” Sherpa-Western relations.
The incident seemed to be over, and Moro and his teammates resumed the climb, later returning to the lower camp.
But, according to Moro, some 100 Sherpas, their faces covered in scarves, were ready for the men.
This beautiful work offers an insight into the fascinating, but complicated, world of il Moro.
Historical Examples
Anxiously the Moro men and women gazed at their idol, Piang.
The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle BoyFlorence Partello Stuart
And I am happy to serve a government that greets the Moro as brother.
The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle BoyFlorence Partello Stuart
The Moro is a savage, and has no idea of law and order as we understand it.
The Philippine IslandsJohn Foreman
Education is one of the chief concerns of the Moro Province Government.
The Philippine IslandsJohn Foreman
The Moro collapsed to the road, limply, like a wet stocking off a line.
TerryCharles Goff Thomson
Moro1
- 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
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Word Origin
C19: via Spanish from Latin Maurus Moor
Moro2
- 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).
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