mora

Example Sentences

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One plant, hardy as a weed, was flourishing — hierba mora.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2023

The three dishes praised were the braised tripe with morels and mora peppers, the gooseneck barnacles with charred scallion aioli, and the fried pig head with preserved cherries and Walla Walla onions.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2022

It calls for a whole sheep, rubbed with a paste of lightly roasted ancho, cascabel and mora chiles, seasoned with cinnamon, cloves, cumin and oregano.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2021

Examples: a spreadable salsa with pecans and chipotle mora chiles, a chunky pineapple and jalapeño salsa and a rustic salsa made with avocados and tomatillos.

From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2020

The fig-tree was as large as a common apple-tree, yet owed its growth to an undigested seed, dropped by birds that resort to the mora to feed on its ripe fruit.

From The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest by Anonymous