# Comoros

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɒm.ə.ɹoʊz/ · frequency rank #62,062

## Definitions
1. A country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa. Official name: Union of the Comoros.
2. An archipelago consisting of the Union of the Comoros and the French overseas department of Mayotte.

## Etymology
Likely borrowed via French Comores, from Arabic جُزُر الْقُمُر (juzur al-qumur).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/comoros