Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A round hill, hillock, or rocky promontory, especially one that is fortified or is crowned with a castle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A round hill or point of land; hence, Morro castle, a castle on a hill.
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Examples
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Anonymous said ... maybe there are no axes, it is just a cow's head scheme (the horns and the "morro"); A and B are the eyes.
Sacred. And tasty. Jessica Hagy 2007
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In ancient times the chief fort or castle was called the "morro," or Moorish tower, because it was generally round; and San Juan, like Havana, has its Morro as the most prominent point of its fortifications.
Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom Trumbull White 1904
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This was a community built on top of a landfill that gave way and sweep some 50 homes off the map as it descended down the hill ( "morro").
Home Flávia Vilela 2010
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Corajoso porque, confesso, morro de inveja delas: da coragem, da obstinação, da intuição, do olhar sempre distante e sempre presente; da fortaleza e da fraqueza que revelam.
Global Voices in English » Brazil: Indian writers and poets on the blogosphere 2009
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We haz hawt sun 2dai in Lundun 11.15 heer We haz a holly dai 2 morro an teh 4cast iz fur rane!
BED HEAD - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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May 4, 2008 at 2:28 am ai hav herd ub “bank hollydae”…iz dat one 2 morro?
Hi-efishunzy edishun - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Eu sou do Brasil e venho acompanhando a trajetoria da Britney e morro de pena dela é muito triste ver uma pessoa tão bonita e jovem como ela esta passando por momentos assim.
Britney Spears Performance “Most-Watched Episode Of The X Factor” 2008
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Der am a hoel in the mouf 2 nyte – dun wunna hab a hoel in teh mouf 2 morro!
New MGM mascot. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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They flavor this version of the rice drink with ground sesame, cacao bean, pepitas, morro seed and cinnamon.
You gonna eat that? Random musings on food and life in Orange County, California » 2005 » September 2005
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They flavor this version of the rice drink with ground sesame, cacao bean, pepitas, morro seed and cinnamon.
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