morra

Meaning

the game of morra

Concepts

mora

morra

Translations

morra

mourre

Hyphenated as

mòr‧ra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɔr.ra/

Etymology

Of unknown origin; possibly from Arabic [script needed] (mora), [script needed] (muraḥ), or of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *meur (“finger”) (see mér). This game was inherited from the Romans, who called it micātiō, from the phrase micāre digitīs (“to flash one’s fingers”). Akin to Venetan mòra, Sicilian murra, etc.