moors

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proper noun

Hindustani; Urdu.

OriginDutch Moors →
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Meanings

moors1

noun
  1. pluralplural of moor
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of moor

Moors2

proper noun
  1. BritishIndiaobsoleteHindustani; Urdu.First known use 18th–19th c.

    [I]t was decided that we should stop to let them refresh themselves at a small village called Woolburreah, where we all landed, Colonel Watson undertaking to procure curry and rice for us, for which purpose he began to speak Moors to the natives, which excited our mirth.

    1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 206

Moors3

noun
  1. pluralplural of Moor

Moors4

proper nounMoors (plural Moorses or Moors)

plural Moorses

  1. A surname.
    1. A surname from Irish.
    2. An English surname transferred from the given name.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

Moors · proper noun

  1. DutchMoors“Moorish”
  2. EnglishMoors

From Dutch Moors (“Moorish”), or directly from Moor + -s (after e.g. Scots).

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Moors · noun

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

morossmoor
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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