moreia

See also: moréia, Moreia, and Moréia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /moˈɾɛj.ɐ/ [moˈɾɛɪ̯.ɐ]
 

Etymology 1

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese *morẽa, from Latin murēna, from Ancient Greek μῡ́ραινα (mū́raina).[1]

    Cognate with Galician morea.

    Noun

    moreia f (plural moreias)

    1. moray (any eel of the family Muraenidae)
      Synonym: (Brazil) caramuru
    • moreão
    • moreia-estrelada
    • moreia-pintada
    • moreia-preta
    • moreia-tigre
    • moreia-zebra

    Etymology 2

      From French moraine.[1][2] Doublet of morena.

      Noun

      moreia f (plural moreias)

      1. (geology) debris (large rock fragments left by a melting glacier)
        Synonym: morena

      Etymology 3

        Borrowed from Old Tupi amoré, influenced by etymology 1.[3]

        Noun

        moreia f (plural moreias)

        1. alternative form of amoré

        References

        1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “moreia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
        2. ^ “morena”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
        3. ^ Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “amoré”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 33, column 2

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