MORO


Meaning of MORO in English

ˈmō(ˌ)rō, ˈmȯ(ˌ)- noun

( plural moro or moros )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Spanish, literally, Moor, from Latin Maurus — more at moor

1.

a. : any of several Muslim peoples of the southern Philippines chiefly of the Sulu archipelago and parts of Mindanao — see magindanao , maranao , samal , taw-sug

b. : a member of any of these peoples

2. : any of the Austronesian languages of the Moro peoples

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