morello

mo·rel·lo

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [muh-rel-oh]
- /məˈrɛl oʊ/
- /mə.ˈre.ləʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-rel-oh]
- /məˈrɛl oʊ/

Definitions of morello word

noun plural morello a variety of sour cherry having dark-colored skin and juice. 1
noun plural morello the tree bearing this fruit. 1
noun morello A dark cherry of a sour kind used in cooking. 1
noun morello a variety of small very dark sour cherry, Prunus cerasus austera 0
noun morello any of several varieties of sour cherry with dark-red skin and red juice 0

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Origin of morello

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

1640-50; perhaps < Italian amarello amarelle, confused (in E) with Italian morello blackish. See morel2

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Parts of speech for Morello

noun

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morello popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

morello usage trend in Literature

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