moro

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ˈmɔːrəʊ/, Spanish: /ˈmɔːro/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(môrō, mōrō for 1; môrō, morō,It.rô for 2)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Mo•ro  (môrō, mōrō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ros, ([esp. collectively]) -ro. 
  1. Language Varietiesa member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
  • Latin Maurus Moor
  • Spanish

Mo•ro  (môrō, morō; It.rô),USA pronunciation n. 
    Al•do  (aldō; It. äldô),USA pronunciation 1916–78, Italian lawyer, author, and statesman: prime minister 1963–68, 1974–76.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Moro /ˈmɔːrəʊ/ n
  1. ( pl -ros, -ro) 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
Etymology: 19th Century: via Spanish from Latin Maurus Moor
Moro /Italian: ˈmɔːro/ n
  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
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