mourar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mo(w)ˈɾa(ʁ)/ [mo(ʊ̯)ˈɾa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /mo(w)ˈɾa(ɾ)/ [mo(ʊ̯)ˈɾa(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /mo(w)ˈɾa(ʁ)/ [mo(ʊ̯)ˈɾa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mo(w)ˈɾa(ɻ)/ [mo(ʊ̯)ˈɾa(ɻ)]
 

  • Hyphenation: mou‧rar

Etymology 1

From moura +‎ -ar.

Verb

mourar (first-person singular present mouro, first-person singular preterite mourei, past participle mourado)

  1. (intransitive) of seawater, to deposit salt on the sides of a cauldron
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From mouro +‎ -ar.

Verb

mourar (first-person singular present mouro, first-person singular preterite mourei, past participle mourado)

  1. (transitive) to make into a Moor; to convert (someone) to Islam
  2. (reflexive) to become a Moor; to convert to Islam
  3. (intransitive) to behave or to dress as a Moor
Conjugation
Synonyms
  • mourizar

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