Morlach

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noun

A member of a rural community in the Lika and Dalmatian hinterlands.

OriginItalian morlacco ← Greek Μαυροβλάχοι →
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Meanings

nounMorlach (plural Morlachs)

plural Morlachs

  1. historicalA member of a rural community in the Lika and Dalmatian hinterlands.

Origin

  1. GreekΜαυροβλάχοι“Black Vlachs”
  2. Italianmorlacco
  3. EnglishMorlach

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

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Translations

Portuguese morlaco
  • morlacoa member of a rural community in the Lika and Dalmatian hinterlands

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

morchal
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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