morran.

Brit.

/ˈmɒrə/,

/ˈmɔːrə/, U.S.

/ˈmɔrə/

Forms: 1600s– mora, 1700s maro, 1800s moro, 1800s– morra.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian morra.

Etymology: < Italian morra (15th cent.; a1484 in form mora), of unknown origin (see note below). Compare post-classical Latin morra (from 1324 in genitive in ludus morre), Middle French mourre (1534; 1527 as morre).Various possible further etymologies have been suggested for the Italian word: e.g. connection with Italian moro Moor n.², with reference to a supposed Arabic origin for the game; derivation < Italian mora in the formulaic expression zuca o mora (apparently interpreted variously as ‘play or wait’ and ‘odd or even’) used when playing the game; derivation < Italian regional (southern) morra herd, flock, with reference to a supposed resemblance between the players' fingers and a small flock or herd.

An Italian game in which one player guesses the number of fingers held up simultaneously by another player; = love n.¹ 8; any similar game.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > other games of chance > [noun]

even or odd1538

love1585

Jack-in-the-box?1593

under-hat1629

pluck-penny1643

morra1659

catch-dolt1674

shuffle-cap1712

fair chance1723

E O1751

teetotum1753

rondo1821

cut-throat1823

hop-my-fool1824

odds and evens1841

spin-'em-round1851

halfpenny under the hat1853

racehorses1853

fan-tan1878

tan1883

pakapoo1886

legality1888

petits chevaux1891

pai gow1906

boule1911

put and take1921

1659 J. Howell Particular Vocab. §xxviii, in Lex. Tetraglotton (1660) The play of Mora with the fingers.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Mora, the Italian Play of Love with the Fingers.

1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. ii. 57 Vivaldi heard only the quick and eager voices of some Lazaroni..as they contended at the simple game of maro.

1833 H. W. Longfellow Rome in Midsummer in Outre-Mer ⁋1 The idle facchino..plays at mora by the fountain.

1848 S. W. Williams Middle Kingdom (1883) I. 808 The guests relieve its tedium by playing the game of chai mei, or morra (the micare digitis of the old Romans), which consists in showing the fingers to each other across the table, and mentioning a number at the same moment; as, if one opens out two fingers, and mentions the number four, the other instantly shows six fingers, and mentions that number. If he mistake in giving the complement of ten, he pays a forfeit by drinking a cup.

1894 A. Lang Cock Lane & Common Sense 171 Mr. Barrett now played Moro with the raps, that is, he extended so many fingers, keeping his hand in the pocket of a loose great-coat, and the sounds always responded the right number.

a1930 D. H. Lawrence Etruscan Places (1932) 135 A bunch of men are excitedly playing morra.

1963 T. Pynchon V. viii. 191 Two cells away there was a loud morra game in progress.

1996 I. Jenkins & K. Sloan Vases & Volcanoes 246/2 The men are not haggling but playing the Neapolitan game of mora, where two men throw out their hands with a number of fingers extended and at the same time one calls out a guess of the total that will be shown.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	morra
释义	morran. Brit. /ˈmɒrə/, /ˈmɔːrə/, U.S. /ˈmɔrə/ Forms: 1600s– mora, 1700s maro, 1800s moro, 1800s– morra. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian morra. Etymology: < Italian morra (15th cent.; a1484 in form mora), of unknown origin (see note below). Compare post-classical Latin morra (from 1324 in genitive in ludus morre), Middle French mourre (1534; 1527 as morre).Various possible further etymologies have been suggested for the Italian word: e.g. connection with Italian moro Moor n.², with reference to a supposed Arabic origin for the game; derivation < Italian mora in the formulaic expression zuca o mora (apparently interpreted variously as ‘play or wait’ and ‘odd or even’) used when playing the game; derivation < Italian regional (southern) morra herd, flock, with reference to a supposed resemblance between the players' fingers and a small flock or herd. An Italian game in which one player guesses the number of fingers held up simultaneously by another player; = love n.¹ 8; any similar game. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > other games of chance > [noun] even or odd1538 love1585 Jack-in-the-box?1593 under-hat1629 pluck-penny1643 morra1659 catch-dolt1674 shuffle-cap1712 fair chance1723 E O1751 teetotum1753 rondo1821 cut-throat1823 hop-my-fool1824 odds and evens1841 spin-'em-round1851 halfpenny under the hat1853 racehorses1853 fan-tan1878 tan1883 pakapoo1886 legality1888 petits chevaux1891 pai gow1906 boule1911 put and take1921 1659 J. Howell Particular Vocab. §xxviii, in Lex. Tetraglotton (1660) The play of Mora with the fingers. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Mora, the Italian Play of Love with the Fingers. 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. ii. 57 Vivaldi heard only the quick and eager voices of some Lazaroni..as they contended at the simple game of maro. 1833 H. W. Longfellow Rome in Midsummer in Outre-Mer ⁋1 The idle facchino..plays at mora by the fountain. 1848 S. W. Williams Middle Kingdom (1883) I. 808 The guests relieve its tedium by playing the game of chai mei, or morra (the micare digitis of the old Romans), which consists in showing the fingers to each other across the table, and mentioning a number at the same moment; as, if one opens out two fingers, and mentions the number four, the other instantly shows six fingers, and mentions that number. If he mistake in giving the complement of ten, he pays a forfeit by drinking a cup. 1894 A. Lang Cock Lane & Common Sense 171 Mr. Barrett now played Moro with the raps, that is, he extended so many fingers, keeping his hand in the pocket of a loose great-coat, and the sounds always responded the right number. a1930 D. H. Lawrence Etruscan Places (1932) 135 A bunch of men are excitedly playing morra. 1963 T. Pynchon V. viii. 191 Two cells away there was a loud morra game in progress. 1996 I. Jenkins & K. Sloan Vases & Volcanoes 246/2 The men are not haggling but playing the Neapolitan game of mora, where two men throw out their hands with a number of fingers extended and at the same time one calls out a guess of the total that will be shown. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1659
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