morea

See also: Morea, mórea, and möreä

Galician

Etymology

From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia. Cognate with Portuguese moreia (“debris”), Spanish morena (“morraine”) and French moraine.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /moˈɾea̝/

Noun

morea m (plural moreas)

  1. heap of straw
    Synonym: meda
  2. stone heap
    Synonym: milladoiro
  3. heap
    Synonym: montón
  4. (figuratively) a large quantity
    Synonyms: chea, manchea

References
  • “morea” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “morea” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “morea” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “morea” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. morena II.
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