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moreia.

moray (any eel of the family Muraenidae)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/moˈɾɛj.ɐ/Brazil[moˈɾɛɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/muˈɾɐj.ɐ/Portugal/muˈɾej.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. moray (any eel of the family Muraenidae)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *morẽa, from Latin murēna, from Ancient Greek μῡ́ραινα (mū́raina). Cognate with Galician morea.

noun/moˈɾɛj.ɐ/Brazil[moˈɾɛɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/muˈɾɐj.ɐ/Portugal/muˈɾej.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. debris (large rock fragments left by a melting glacier)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From French moraine. Doublet of morena.

noun/moˈɾɛj.ɐ/Brazil[moˈɾɛɪ̯.ɐ]Brazil/muˈɾɐj.ɐ/Portugal/muˈɾej.ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. alternative form of amoré

    alt-of · alternative · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Tupi amoré, influenced by etymology 1.

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