morello

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noun

A variety of cultivated cherry (Prunus cerasus var. austera), having a dark skin

Similar
Prunus cerasus austera
OriginItalian -ello ← Dutch amarelle ← Medieval Latin amārellum →
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Meanings

morello1

nounmorello (plural morellos or morelloes)

plural morellos · plural morelloes

  1. A variety of cultivated cherry (Prunus cerasus var. austera), having a dark skin

Morello2

proper nounMorello (plural Morellos)

plural Morellos

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juice

Similar
Prunus cerasus austera
Broader
sour cherrysour cherry treePrunus cerasus
Also see
morel

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinamārus
  2. Medieval Latinamārellum
  3. Dutchamarelle
  4. Italianamarello
  5. Italianmorello“dark-coloured”
  6. Italian-ello
  7. Englishmorello

Probably either: * an alteration of morel with Italian -ello substituted for the ending, perhaps after Italian morello (“dark-coloured”); or * from Italian amarello and/or Dutch amarelle, marelle, both from Medieval Latin amārellum, from Latin amārus + -ellum.

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Translations

Bulgarian ви́шна, ви́шна
  • ви́шна (víšna)Prunus cerasus var. austera tree
  • ви́шна (víšna)Prunus cerasus var. austera fruit
German Schattenmorelle, Schattenmorelle
  • SchattenmorellePrunus cerasus var. austera tree
  • SchattenmorellePrunus cerasus var. austera fruit
Greek βύσσινο
  • βύσσινο (výssino)Prunus cerasus var. austera fruit
Irish searbhshilín
  • searbhshilínPrunus cerasus var. austera fruit
Italian marasco, visciolo
  • marascoPrunus cerasus var. austera tree
  • viscioloPrunus cerasus var. austera tree
  • marascaPrunus cerasus var. austera fruit
  • visciolaPrunus cerasus var. austera fruit
Spanish guindo, cerezo de Morello
  • guindoPrunus cerasus var. austera tree
  • cerezo de MorelloPrunus cerasus var. austera tree
  • guindaPrunus cerasus var. austera fruit
  • cereza de MorelloPrunus cerasus var. austera fruit
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APA

morello. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morello

MLA

“morello.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morello. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “morello,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morello.

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