Moro

¹ American  

[mawr-oh, mohr-oh] / ˈmɔr oʊ, ˈmoʊr oʊ /

noun

plural

Moros,

plural

Moro

1. a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.

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Moro ² American  

[mawr-oh, mor-oh, maw-raw] / ˈmɔr oʊ, ˈmɒr oʊ, ˈmɔ rɔ /

noun

1. Aldo 1916–78, Italian lawyer, author, and statesman: prime minister 1963–68, 1974–76.

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Moro ¹ British  

/ ˈmɔːrəʊ /

noun

1. a member of a group of predominantly Muslim peoples of the S Philippines: noted for their manufacture of weapons

2. the language of these peoples, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family

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Moro ² British  

/ ˈmɔːro /

noun

1. Aldo (ˈaldo). 1916–78, Italian Christian Democrat statesman; prime minister of Italy (1963–68; 1974–76) and minister of foreign affairs (1965–66; 1969–72; 1973–74). He negotiated the entry of the Italian Communist Party into coalition government before being kidnapped by the Red Brigades in 1978 and murdered

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Etymology

Origin of Moro

< Spanish < Latin Maurus Moor

Example Sentences

With so many delicious food vendors like Villa’s Tacos, Prince Street Pizza, Happy Ice and El Moro, I knew that I was going to be eating good at Coachella.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Muslim nationalist groups such as the Moro National Liberation Front and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front for decades fought guerrilla wars for a degree of autonomy from the predominantly Christian Philippines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

But minutes later, Leicester No.8 Moro went through a huge gap in the home defence for another try converted by Searle.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

“I have had women when I'm at the door, kind of hold my hand and say, ‘Tell me we're going to be okay,’” Moro said in a phone interview with Salon.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2024

We learn that El Moro was a Muslim who lived by the sea in Valencia, then moved north and converted to Christianity.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar