Murça

See also: murça

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُوسَى (mūsā), with the intrusive -r- likely appearing in the 14th century.^[1] Doublet of Moisés.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmuʁ.sɐ/ [ˈmuh.sɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈmuɾ.sɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmuʁ.sɐ/ [ˈmuχ.sɐ]
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈmuɻ.sɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmuʁ.sa/ [ˈmuh.sa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmuɾ.sɐ/

Homophone: murça
Hyphenation: Mur‧ça
Audio (Portugal): (file)

Proper noun

Murça f

a village and municipality of Vila Real district, Portugal

Usage notes

Murça is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Derived terms

Murças
murcense

References

^ “Murça”, in Dicionário infopédia da Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026