mora
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• noun
A basic unit of phonological timing and syllable weight in linguistics and prosody, equivalent to the duration of a short syllable and half the duration of a long syllable.
"In Japanese poetry, haiku verses are structured by counting each individual mora rather than English-style syllables."
The sweet-tart, dark purple or crimson aggregate fruit of the Andean blackberry (Rubus glaucus) or related brambles and mulberries, widely used in Latin American cuisine to make juices, smoothies, jams, and desserts.
"The café serves a refreshing chilled mora juice blended with milk and a touch of sugar."
A large tropical timber tree of the legume family Fabaceae (genus Mora, especially Mora excelsa), native to northern South America and the Caribbean, valued for its dense, durable reddish-brown hardwood.
"Because the timber of the mora resists rot and marine borers, it is frequently used for heavy construction and shipbuilding."
In civil and Roman law, a culpable or unjustifiable delay in fulfilling a legal obligation by a debtor or creditor.
"Under the terms of the civil code, the contractor was placed in mora after failing to deliver the materials by the agreed deadline."
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Word Origin & Etymology
In linguistics and law, the word comes directly from Latin mora, meaning 'a delay, pause, or space of time'. In its culinary and botanical senses, it derives either from Spanish and Italian mora ('blackberry' or 'mulberry', from Latin morum, the neuter plural of morus) or, for the South American timber tree, from an indigenous Arawakan or Cariban name.
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