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morrinha.

murrain (disease of cattle)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/moˈʁĩ.ɲɐ/Brazil[moˈhĩ.j̃ɐ]Brazil/moˈʁĩ.ɲɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[moˈχĩ.j̃ɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. murrain (disease of cattle)

    feminine

  2. a mild illness, weakness

    feminine

  3. drizzle

    feminine

  4. sadness, melancholy, nostalgia

    feminine

  5. stench

    Brazil · feminine

  6. laziness

    Brazil · feminine
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from the same Latin etymon as its cognates, Galician morriña and English murrain.

adj/moˈʁĩ.ɲɐ/Brazil[moˈhĩ.j̃ɐ]Brazil/moˈʁĩ.ɲɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[moˈχĩ.j̃ɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. said of or referring to a person who is slow and unenthusiastic in their actions; sluggish

  2. someone who uses trickery to act

  3. someone who is stingy

  4. said of or referring to a boring or uninteresting person

verb/moˈʁĩ.ɲɐ/Brazil[moˈhĩ.j̃ɐ]Brazil/moˈʁĩ.ɲɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[moˈχĩ.j̃ɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. third-person singular present indicative of morrinhar

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
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