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Moors¹

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. British, India, obsolete Hindustani; Urdu. [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.

Moors²

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. plural plural of Moor

Moors³

proper noun Moorses · Moors

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

moors⁴

noun

  1. plural plural of moor

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of moor

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: moorland, berth, landes, bog, fens, bolton, barrens, bogs, heathlands, heaths, mires, peatlands, secures, fen, marsh, swamp

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@misc{moors_2026,
  title = {moors},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moors},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}