"moro" meaning in Spanish

See moro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmoɾo/, [ˈmo.ɾo] Forms: moros [plural], mora [feminine], moras [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -oɾo Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish moro, from Latin Maurus. Doublet of Mauro. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|moro|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish moro, {{inh+|es|osp|moro}} Inherited from Old Spanish moro, {{inh|es|la|Maurus}} Latin Maurus, {{doublet|es|Mauro}} Doublet of Mauro Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} moro m (plural moros, feminine mora, feminine plural moras)
  1. a Moor (North African Muslim) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-moro-es-noun-xnmT8vlt
  2. (colloquial) a Muslim (in general)
    (colloquial, by extension) an Arab
    Tags: broadly, colloquial, masculine Synonyms: musulmán
    Sense id: en-moro-es-noun-5NcD76t- Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 11 16 1 15 0 1 0 3 4 13 8 16 0 1 0 0 0 0
  3. (colloquial) a Muslim (in general)
    (Philippines) one of the Moro Muslims of the Philippines (especially from the Bangsamoro region of Mindanao)
    Tags: Philippines, colloquial, masculine Synonyms: musulmán
    Sense id: en-moro-es-noun-NNTQLdLh Categories (other): Philippine Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /ˈmoɾo/, [ˈmo.ɾo]
Rhymes: -oɾo Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} moro
  1. first-person singular present indicative of morar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: morar
    Sense id: en-moro-es-verb-mR2aGMbk Categories (other): Pages with 19 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 19 entries: 11 8 15 1 14 1 2 1 5 7 10 7 15 0 2 0 0 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 11 16 1 15 0 1 0 3 4 13 8 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 11 32 16 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bajarse al moro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "busardo moro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "clavel de moro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Matamoros"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "moreno"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "morisco"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "moros y cristianos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "no hay moros en la costa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈmoɾo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmo.ɾo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oɾo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "moro"
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    {
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      "ipa": "[ˈmo.ɾo]"
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