moros

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

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Definition of moros

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncommon)A dish of black beans and white riced cooked together; congri.
    “This is good served with black bean soup and rice or moros or congri.”
    “[She was] eating moros, sofrito, vaca frita, and other staples of Cuban cuisine. In short, she was her old self again.”
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noun

  1. (uncommon)A dish of black beans and white riced cooked together; congri.
    “This is good served with black bean soup and rice or moros or congri.”
    “[She was] eating moros, sofrito, vaca frita, and other staples of Cuban cuisine. In short, she was her old self again.”
  2. (form-of, plural)plural of Moro

name

  1. (Greek)The personification of impending doom, who drives mortals to their deadly fate

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Etymology

From its Spanish name, Spanish moros y cristianos (literally “Moors and Christians”), in reference to the colors of the two ingredients.

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