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What does «el moro» mean in Dominican Spanish?
el moro
rice and beans; your daily bread
| Meaning | rice and beans; your daily bread |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | el arroz con habichuelas; el sustento |
| Register | Colloquial |
«Desde ayer buscando el moro y nada.»
Been looking for work since yesterday and nothing.
Rice cooked together with beans — and, from there, the money you live on. «Buscarse el moro» is to earn a living.
Related Dominican words
- buscársela — to hustle, to get by
- criollo — local, homegrown
- el chicharrón — fried pork
- el comedor — small cheap eatery
- el concón — the crispy rice at the bottom
- el frito — a fried green plantain
- el guineo — banana
- el mofongo — mofongo (mashed fried plantain)
- el morísoñando — orange-and-milk shake
- el negocito — a little business of one's own
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