môro

See also: moro

Macanese

Alternative forms

• móro

Etymology

From Portuguese mouro (“Moor”). Compare Spanish moro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.ɾu/, /ˈmɔ.ɾɔ/

Noun

môro

1. Marathi (person from Maharashtra)

   môro-chut ― a Sikh

2. a Muslim

   Synonym: ach'á

3. (by extension) any non-Christian Indian (person from India)

   puliça-môro ― Indian soldier formerly recruited from Goa, Damao and Diu to serve in Macao's police force

   carí di móro ― Indian curry

Usage notes

• môro-chut, rather than a formation from môro, may instead be borrowed from Cantonese 摩囉差／摩啰差 (mo¹ lo¹ caa¹) or at least influenced by it. Otherwise, the etymology of chut is unclear.
• In sense 2, probably not derogatory, where ach'á may be. In addition, most likely describes all Muslims, not specifically South Asian ones (although in the context of Macau, extremely few Muslims hail from elsewhere).

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#m