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]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmuɻ.sa/

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

Proper noun

Murça f

  1. 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

References

  1. ^ Murça”, in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025