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mulher.

woman (adult female human)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/muˈʎɛʁ/Brazil[muˈʎɛh]Brazil/muˈʎɛɾ/São-Paulo/muˈʎɛʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. woman (adult female human)

    feminine
    Aquela mulher lê livros.
    A mulher tem o direito a votar.
  2. wife; woman (noun sense 4)

    feminine
    Minha mulher não está aqui.
    A mulher do João está ali.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese muller, moller (hence also Galician muller), from Latin mulierem (“woman; wife”), of uncertain origin. Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- (milk; to milk). Cognate with Mirandese mulhier, Spanish mujer, Catalan muller, Italian moglie, and Romanian muiere.

adj/muˈʎɛʁ/Brazil[muˈʎɛh]Brazil/muˈʎɛɾ/São-Paulo/muˈʎɛʁ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. pansy; wimpy; effeminate

    derogatory · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese muller, moller (hence also Galician muller), from Latin mulierem (“woman; wife”), of uncertain origin. Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- (milk; to milk). Cognate with Mirandese mulhier, Spanish mujer, Catalan muller, Italian moglie, and Romanian muiere.

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