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# moorish

adjective (Moorish)

«moorish» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To do with the Moors, the Muslim people from North Africa who ruled much of Spain and Portugal for hundreds of years in the Middle Ages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moorish/#m1)
2. In the style of Moorish art and buildings, with arches, tiles, patterns and courtyards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moorish/#m2)
3. (UK, informal, usually spelled "moreish") So tasty that you want more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moorish/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in history and art lessons about Spain (the Alhambra in Granada is a famous Moorish palace), in geography and in travel. The everyday UK food sense is usually spelled "moreish", and people often mix the two up. Phrases: "Moorish architecture", "Moorish Spain".

### Examples

- The Alhambra in Granada is a beautiful Moorish palace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moorish/#x1)
- Moorish buildings often have horseshoe-shaped arches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moorish/#x2)
- The walls were covered in Moorish tiles with star patterns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moorish/#x3)
- Moorish scholars brought new ideas in maths and science to Europe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moorish/#x4)
- We learned about Moorish Spain in our history topic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moorish/#x5)
- These crisps are really moreish, I can't stop eating them! (UK) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moorish/#x6)
- The courtyard had a Moorish fountain in the middle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moorish/#x7)

### Note

Capital M when it is about the Moors. Trap: "moreish" (tasty, UK) is a different word with a different spelling, but they sound the same. "Moor" (a person) is also different from "moor" (wild, open hilly land in the UK, like Dartmoor).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «moorish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moorish/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«moorish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/moorish.html) on Mova free.