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
Word origin
C19: via Spanish from Latin MaurusMoor
Moro in British English2
(Italian ˈmɔːro)
noun
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
Moro in American English
(ˈmoʊroʊ; ˈmɔroʊ)
noun
1. Word forms: pluralˈMoros or ˈMoro
a member of a group of Muslim Malay peoples living in the S Philippines
2.
any of the Austronesian languages of these peoples