morro

See also: morrò

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish morro.

Noun

morro (plural morros)

A round hill or point of land.

Usage notes

A Morro Castle is a castle on a hill.

Catalan

Noun

morro m (plural morros)

snout (long nose of an animal)

Synonyms

musell

Further reading

“morro” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ʁu/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˈmo.ho]

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *murrum, *morrum (“mound, hillock”), cognate with Occitan morre.

Noun

morro m (plural morros)

a landform with elevation intermediate between that of a hill and that of a small mountain
(Brazil, especially Rio de Janeiro) a slum built on a hill or on uneven ground

See also

(hill): cerro (usually smaller than a morro), colina (smaller than a morro), monte (larger than a morro), outeiro
(slum): bairro de lata (Portugal), favela (Brazil), musseque (Angola)

Etymology 2

Inflected form of morrer (“to die”).

Verb

morro

first-person singular (eu) present indicative of morrer

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *murrum, *morrum (“mound, hillock”), cognate with Occitan morre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmoro/

Noun

morro m (plural morros)

hill
snout (long nose of an animal)
(figuratively) mouth
hillock
cheek; cheekiness
pebble
headland

Synonyms

Derived terms

andar al morro
beber a morro
echarle morro
estar de morro
estar de morros
jugar al morro
pasar por los morros
por el morro

Further reading

“morro” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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