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moros

moros noun: a dish of black beans and white riced cooked together; congri.

Noun (1)

moros

  1. (uncommon) A dish of black beans and white riced cooked together; congri.
    • This is good served with black bean soup and rice or moros or congri.1991, Josefina Alvarez, All about Cuban Cooking, pages 7-16
    • [She was] eating moros, sofrito, vaca frita, and other staples of Cuban cuisine. In short, she was her old self again.2008, Philip Smith, Walking Through Walls: A Memoir, page 158

Proper noun capitalized: Moros

Moros

  1. (Greek) The personification of impending doom, who drives mortals to their deadly fate

Noun (2) capitalized: Moros

Moros

  1. (plural) plural of Moro

Origin of moros

From its Spanish name, Spanish moros y cristianos (literally “Moors and Christians”), in reference to the colors of the two ingredients.

From Ancient Greek Μόρος (Móros), from Ancient Greek μόρος (móros, literally “fate, doom”).

Questions about moros

What does moros mean?
Moros means a dish of black beans and white riced cooked together; congri.
What part of speech is moros?
Moros can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near moros in the dictionary

  1. morons in a hurry
  2. Moronta
  3. Morontas
  4. Morori
  5. Mororo
  6. moros
  7. Morosaglia
  8. morose
  9. morose delectation
  10. morose delectations
  11. morosely

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