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moura.

brine (salt-and-water solution for pickling)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmo(w).ɾɐ/Brazil[ˈmo(ʊ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/ˈmo(w).ɾɐ/Portugal/ˈmow.ɾɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. brine (salt-and-water solution for pickling)

    feminine
  2. blood sausage, pudding (sausage made primarily from blood)

    feminine
  3. a type of light-coloured leather sandals

    feminine
  4. a type of small crab

    Azores · feminine
  5. shearwater (Calonectris diomedea)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin muria.

noun/ˈmo(w).ɾɐ/Brazil[ˈmo(ʊ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/ˈmo(w).ɾɐ/Portugal/ˈmow.ɾɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Medieval Latin maura.

adj/ˈmo(w).ɾɐ/Brazil[ˈmo(ʊ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/ˈmo(w).ɾɐ/Portugal/ˈmow.ɾɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. feminine singular of mouro

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun/ˈmo(w).ɾɐ/Brazil[ˈmo(ʊ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/ˈmo(w).ɾɐ/Portugal/ˈmow.ɾɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. female equivalent of mouro

    feminine · form-of
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb/ˈmo(w).ɾɐ/Brazil[ˈmo(ʊ̯).ɾɐ]Brazil/ˈmo(w).ɾɐ/Portugal/ˈmow.ɾɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. inflection of mourar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of mourar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

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