moreno

/moˈɾeno/ · B2 · adj

dark-skinned, tan

🏖️ moreno = from Latin Maurus, a Moor, whose people were seen as dark-skinned

Moreno comes from Latin Maurus (a Moor, someone from Mauretania in North Africa), which came to describe dark skin or hair. Link moreno with Moor: both start with mo- and both point to darkness of complexion.

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