"morra" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɔːɹə/, /ˈmɒɹə/
Etymology: From Italian morra; further etymology is unknown. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|morra}} Italian morra Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} morra (uncountable)
  1. A game in which two (or more) players each suddenly display a hand showing zero to five fingers and call out what they think will be the sum of all fingers shown. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Games Translations (Translations): morra [feminine] (Catalan), Mora [feminine] (German), morra (Italian), murra [feminine] (Sicilian), morra [feminine] (Spanish), mòra [feminine] (Venetian)
    Sense id: en-morra-en-noun-en:game Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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