Etymology

Morlach

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Today it means: A member of a rural community in the Lika and Dalmatian hinterlands. Full definition →

Italian morlacco ← Greek Μαυροβλάχοι
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  1. Greek · derived fromΜαυροβλάχοι“Black Vlachs”
  2. Italian · borrowed frommorlacco
  3. English todayMorlach

Borrowed from Italian morlacco, New Latin Morlachus, probably from Greek Μαυροβλάχοι (Mavrovláchoi, “Black Vlachs”), cf. Vlach.

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