mora

blackberry

noun MOH-rah Less Common

Origin: from Latin mora, with two distinct senses

Also means

late payment

Usage Note

Mora is feminine, plural more, and means the blackberry (or mulberry, mora di gelso). In finance it is wholly unrelated: interessi di mora are 'late-payment interest', from Latin mora ('delay'). As an adjective form it also describes a dark-haired woman.

Examples

"Ho raccolto una mora matura."

Natural Translation

I picked a ripe blackberry.

Literal Translation

I-have picked a blackberry ripe.

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