moriaan

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Moriaan
• Moriaen (obsolete)
• Moeriaen (obsolete)
• Mooriaen (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch moriaen, from Old French morien, from Latin mauretanus. Equivalent to Moor +‎ -iaan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmoː.riˈaːn/

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• Hyphenation: mo‧ri‧aan
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

moriaan m (plural morianen, diminutive moriaantje n)

1. (archaic, offensive) negro, blackamoor, Moor, Ethiopian
2. (archaic) Arab, Moor

Derived terms

• moriaanshoofd