mourisma

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mourisma, corresponding to mouro (“Moor”) +‎ -isma. Cognate with Spanish morisma.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mo(w)ˈɾiz.mɐ/ [mo(ʊ̯)ˈɾiz.mɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /mo(w)ˈɾiʒ.mɐ/ [mo(ʊ̯)ˈɾiʒ.mɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mo(w)ˈɾiz.ma/ [mo(ʊ̯)ˈɾiz.ma]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mo(w)ˈɾiʒ.mɐ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /mowˈɾiʒ.mɐ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /moˈɾiʒ.mɐ/

  • Hyphenation: mou‧ris‧ma

Noun

mourisma f (plural mourismas)

  1. (historical) the land of the Moors
  2. (historical) a group of Moors

Synonyms

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