"morello" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /moˈrɛl.lo/ Forms: morella [feminine], morelli [masculine, plural], morelle [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ɛllo Etymology: From moro (“dark-skinned”) + -ello, from Latin maurus (“dark-skinned”). Etymology templates: {{suf|it|moro|-ello|t1=dark-skinned}} moro (“dark-skinned”) + -ello, {{der|it|la|maurus||dark-skinned}} Latin maurus (“dark-skinned”) Head templates: {{it-adj}} morello (feminine morella, masculine plural morelli, feminine plural morelle)
  1. blackish (of horses)
    Sense id: en-morello-it-adj-3tqnAN19 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms suffixed with -ello, Horses Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 44 33 24 Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -ello: 42 35 23 Disambiguation of Horses: 73 22 4

Noun

IPA: /moˈrɛl.lo/ Forms: morelli [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛllo Etymology: From moro (“dark-skinned”) + -ello, from Latin maurus (“dark-skinned”). Etymology templates: {{suf|it|moro|-ello|t1=dark-skinned}} moro (“dark-skinned”) + -ello, {{der|it|la|maurus||dark-skinned}} Latin maurus (“dark-skinned”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} morello m (plural morelli)
  1. a dark, almost black, horse Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-morello-it-noun-QdaiTjGQ Categories (other): Italian terms suffixed with -ello Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -ello: 42 35 23
  2. a wooden crank Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-morello-it-noun-WbE3h96M Categories (other): Italian terms suffixed with -ello Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -ello: 42 35 23

Inflected forms

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