Definition of MORELLO

morello

Plural: morelloes, morellos

Noun

  • A type of sour cherry, often used for cooking.
  • any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juice
  • cultivated sour cherry with dark-colored skin and juice
  • A variety of cultivated cherry (Prunus cerasus var. austera), having a dark skin

Examples

  • Playing MORELLO for a bingo was a sweet victory in the Words With Friends game.

Origin / Etymology

May be connected to ἀμαυρός (amaurós, “dark, dim, faint”), compare Polish chmura (“dark cloud, darken”).

Synonyms

Prunus cerasus austera

Scrabble Score: 9

morello: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
morello: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
morello: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

morello: valid Words With Friends Word