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muro.

wall (stone structure built for defense)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmuɾo/[ˈmu.ɾʊ]
  1. wall (stone structure built for defense)

    masculine
  2. wall (stone structure built for delimitation)

    masculine
  3. wall (division of a structure)

    masculine
  4. hill-fort

    masculine · regional
  5. breakwater

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese muro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin *moerus, *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to strengthen”).

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