What does mouro in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word mouro in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mouro in Portuguese.

The word mouro in Portuguese means Moor, Muslim, mouro, mouro, escravo, mouro, mouro, trigo-sarraceno, fagopiro, de trigo-sarraceno. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mouro

Moor

substantivo masculino (povo que vivia na Mauritânia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Muslim

substantivo masculino (maometano, muçulmano)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mouro

adjective (relating to the Moors)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

mouro

noun (historical, usually plural (person: North African Muslim) (histórico, possivelmente ofensivo)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Os Mouros costumavam governar a península ibérica.
The Moors used to govern the Iberian peninsula.

escravo, mouro

noun ([sb] who does menial work) (trabalho duro, humilde)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The drudges worked quietly at their desks, sighing as they typed reports.

mouro

adjective (in the style of the Moors)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

trigo-sarraceno, fagopiro

noun (crop plant)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The fields behind the barn are planted with buckwheat.

de trigo-sarraceno

noun as adjective (made with buckwheat) (feito com)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
No café da manhã, eu tinha panquecas de trigo-sarraceno com xarope de bordo.
For breakfast, I had buckwheat pancakes with maple syrup.

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