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morro

morro

See also: morrò

English

Noun

morro (plural morros)

  1. A round hill or point of land.

Usage notes

  • A Morro Castle is a castle on a hill.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

morro m (plural morros)

  1. hill (elevated location)
  2. (regional, Rio de Janeiro) slum; shantytown
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Inflected form of morrer (to die).

Verb

morro

  1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of morrer

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

morro m (plural morros)

  1. hill
  2. snout
  3. (figuratively) mouth

Synonyms