English Explanatory Dictionary

morello

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A variety of cultivated cherry (Prunus cerasus var. austera), having a dark skin
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

morello morellos morelloes

Etymology

Probably either: * an alteration of morel with Italian -ello substituted for the ending, perhaps after Italian morello (“dark-coloured”); or * from Italian amarello and/or Dutch amarelle, marelle, both from Medieval Latin amārellum, from Latin amārus + -ellum.

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