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mora

[mawr-uh, mohr-uh] / ˈmɔr ə, ˈmoʊr ə /


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They have planted foods from their hometowns — the leafy greens papalo and chipilin, the herb hierba mora — sharing them with each other until one person’s traditions become everyone’s.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 2, 2023

The three dishes praised were the braised tripe with morels and mora peppers, the gooseneck barnacles with charred scallion aioli, and the fried pig head with preserved cherries and Walla Walla onions.

From Seattle Times Sep. 19, 2022

It calls for a whole sheep, rubbed with a paste of lightly roasted ancho, cascabel and mora chiles, seasoned with cinnamon, cloves, cumin and oregano.

From New York Times Feb. 8, 2021

Examples: a spreadable salsa with pecans and chipotle mora chiles, a chunky pineapple and jalapeño salsa and a rustic salsa made with avocados and tomatillos.

From Washington Post Sep. 15, 2020

It is thought by some that "morus" has been derived from the Latin word mora, delay, as shown in a tardy expansion of the buds.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

As the king approached the morae, some of his own followers even drew back, and formed a knot at a distance.

From The Cruise of the Mary Rose Here and There in the Pacific by Pearse, Alfred

They consisted of two moras of Lacedæmonians: now Ephorus says that a mora consists of 500 men, but Kallisthenes says 700, and some other authorities, and amongst them Polybius, put it at 900.

From Plutarch's Lives, Volume II by Stewart, Aubrey

Note especially the very frequent references to fate; i. 263-4,        ‘cunctasque pudoris rumpunt fata moras.’

From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George

Mark," he said at last, "when we were at Harrow together an aged sage impressed upon us the meaning of Seneca's line, 'Veritas odit moras.'

From The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea by Pemberton, Max, Sir




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