Moro

//ˈmɔɹoʊ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines
  2. 2
    a member of the predominantly Muslim people in the southern Philippines wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Heiban language spoken in the Nuba Mountains of Kordofan, Sudan.
  2. 2
    A small city, the county seat of Sherman County, Oregon, United States.

Etymology

From Spanish moro (“Moor”). Doublet of Moor.

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