Standard Lemma guide

Moro

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈmɔɹoʊ/
  • CMU ARPABET: M AO1 R OW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A Heiban language spoken in the Nuba Mountains of Kordofan, Sudan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A small city, the county seat of Sherman County, Oregon, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a member of the predominantly Muslim people in the southern Philippines

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Filipino

History

Etymology

From Spanish moro (“Moor”). Doublet of Moor.