Spanish Conversation · Level 107
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Spanish word
morro
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈmoro/
Meaning
- masculine nounnose
Example
El perro olfateó el jardín con su morro.
The dog sniffed the garden with its nose.
More examples
El perro frotó su morro contra mi mano.
The dog rubbed its nose against my hand.
Core concept
Protruding tip of a snout used for smelling.
Common phrases
apoyar el morro en la mano
put one's nose on one's hand
olfatear el aire con el morro
smell the air with one's nose
morro limpio
clean nose tip
Similar words
nariz: Facial organ for breathing and sensing smells in humans and animals.
hocico: Protruding muzzle area around the mouth and nose of dogs, cats, and similar animals.
trompa: Long, flexible trunk of animals like elephants used for smelling, breathing, and grasping.
Definition in Spanish
Extremo delantero y sobresaliente del hocico o de la nariz, especialmente en animales, entendido como la porción usada para olfatear; coloquialmente también para la nariz humana.
Word origin
From an old Romance root meaning 'prominent facial projection', with cognates in Italian and other Romance languages that denote the forward part of the face.
Usage tips
- Used mainly for animals and informally for human noses, while the neutral word for a person's nose is nariz, and morro appears in colloquial phrases such as tener morro ('to be cheeky').
Other meanings
- snoutnoun