English

Moorish

From Moor + -ish.

A compound of Moor + -ish

Ancient Greek ἀμαυρός ‘dark, dusky’

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Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος ‘Mauretanian’

Latin Maurus ‘a Moor, meaning a Mauretanian, an inhabitant…’

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English Moor

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to the Moors or their culture.

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