morello
English
Etymology
Probably either:
- an alteration of morel with ItalianCategory:English terms derived from Italian#MORELLO -ello substituted for the ending, perhaps after ItalianCategory:English terms derived from Italian#MORELLO morello (“dark-coloured”);[1] or
- from ItalianCategory:English terms derived from Italian#MORELLO amarello and/or DutchCategory:English terms derived from Dutch#MORELLO amarelle, marelle, both from Medieval LatinCategory:English terms derived from Medieval Latin#MORELLO amārellum, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#MORELLO amārus + -ellum.[2]
Noun
morello (plural morellos or morelloes)Category:English lemmas#MORELLOCategory:English nouns#MORELLOCategory:English countable nouns#MORELLOCategory:English nouns with irregular plurals#MORELLOCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MORELLOCategory:Pages with entries#MORELLOCategory:Pages with 2 entries#MORELLO
- A variety of cultivated cherry (Prunus cerasus var. austeraCategory:Entries using missing taxonomic name (variety)#Prunus%20cerasus%20var.%20austera), having a dark skin
Translations
References
- ↑ “morello, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. - ↑ “morello, n.”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Further reading
- Prunus+cerasus+austera at The Plant List
Prunus cerasus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian
Etymology
From moro (“dark-skinned”) + -elloCategory:Italian terms suffixed with -ello#MORELLO, from LatinCategory:Italian terms derived from Latin#MORELLO maurus (“dark-skinned”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
morello (feminine morella, masculine plural morelli, feminine plural morelle)Category:Italian lemmas#MORELLOCategory:Italian adjectives#MORELLOCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#MORELLOCategory:Pages with entries#MORELLOCategory:Pages with 2 entries#MORELLO
- blackish (of horses)
Noun
morello m (plural morelli)Category:Italian lemmas#MORELLOCategory:Italian nouns#MORELLOCategory:Italian countable nouns#MORELLOCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#MORELLOCategory:Italian masculine nouns#MORELLOCategory:Pages with entries#MORELLOCategory:Pages with 2 entries#MORELLO