muruxa
Galician
Alternative forms
- maruxa, meruxa, miruxa, moruxa
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *murāgō, *murāginis. Cognate with Portuguese murugem, Spanish murajes and French mouron.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muˈɾuʃa̝/
Derived terms
- Muruxás
- Muruxosa
References
- “muruxa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “muruxa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “muruxa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. murajes.
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