Spanish Word of the Day: morro

I’m sure you know the word moro (Moor), but do you know the word morro?

A while ago I was sharing a bottle of water with a friend of mine, when he entered shop to buy something. When he came back he asked me; ¿has bebido a morro? It’s a colloquial way of asking if someone drank directly from the bottle (it seems everyone is afraid of the influenza A at the moment, hehe).

But beber a morro isn’t the only expression with the word morro. On itself it means ’snout’ and in Spain it call also mean ‘mouth’, ‘nose’ or ‘nerve’ in a colloquial way.

You won’t hear many foreigners using this word, so when you use it you can be sure to hear some comments (either good or bad ).

Sentences

Llegó y me pidió dinero por el morro. Colloquial
He had the gall to ask me for money.

Ha bebido a morro. Colloquial (Spain)
He drank straight from the bottle.

Tiene mucho morro. Colloquial (Spain)
He’s got a nerve.

Está de morros porque no puedo acompañarla. Colloquial
She’s angry because I can’t go with her.