mulher.
woman (adult female human)
Meaning & usage
woman (adult female human)
Aquela mulher lê livros.
A mulher tem o direito a votar.
wife; woman (noun sense 4)
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.
pansy; wimpy; effeminate
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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