Kilo Lingo

/moˈɾeno/

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Translation

dark-haired, tanned

Word origin

From Vulgar Latin maurinus, based on Latin Maurus ('a Moor, a North African'), which came to mean 'dark' in colour. The same Maurus gives English 'Moor'.

Origin
Latin
Root
Maurus
English cognates
Moor

Grammar

Femininemorena
Masc pluralmorenos
Fem pluralmorenas

Examples

.

My sister is dark-haired and has dark eyes.

.

He came back very tanned after the summer at the beach.

.

I prefer brown bread to white bread.

prima.

The dark-haired girl in the red dress is my cousin.

¡ ! ¿ ?

How tanned you are! Have you been in the sun?

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This word is part of lesson 65.