"morro" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmoro/, [ˈmo.ro] Forms: morros [plural]
Rhymes: -oro Etymology: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *murrum, *morrum (“mound, hillock”), cognate with Occitan morre. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|VL.|*murrum|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Vulgar Latin *murrum, {{inh+|es|VL.|*murrum}} Inherited from Vulgar Latin *murrum, {{cog|oc|morre}} Occitan morre Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} morro m (plural morros)
  1. hill Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-morro-es-noun-93~Lsh3e Categories (other): Landforms Disambiguation of Landforms: 27 2 16 2 17 2 2 14 17
  2. snout (long nose of an animal) Tags: masculine Synonyms: hocico, trompa
    Sense id: en-morro-es-noun-0Qu2sNuf
  3. (figuratively) mouth Tags: figuratively, masculine Synonyms: pico
    Sense id: en-morro-es-noun-TPNc-HQ1 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 16 1 26 14 2 16 22
  4. hillock Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-morro-es-noun-csKgyxSF
  5. cheek; cheekiness Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-morro-es-noun-LkfbEvX9 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 16 1 26 14 2 16 22
  6. pebble Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-morro-es-noun-wrLl3eva Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 16 1 26 14 2 16 22
  7. headland Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-morro-es-noun-gm7q~Mj0
  8. (Mexico) guy; dude; kiddo Tags: Mexico, masculine
    Sense id: en-morro-es-noun-oukhmQxi Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 16 1 26 14 2 16 22
  9. (colloquial, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador) Mexican calabash (Crescentia alata) Tags: El-Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, colloquial, masculine Synonyms: morro, cutuco
    Sense id: en-morro-es-noun-AWL9dknl Categories (other): Guatemalan Spanish, Honduran Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Salvadoran Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 16 1 26 14 2 16 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: amorrar, andar al morro, beber a morro, echarle morro, estar de morro, estar de morros, jugar al morro, morrear, pasar por los morros, por el morro

Inflected forms

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