murteira

Galician

Etymology

From Latin myrta (“myrtle”), from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos, “myrtle”), from a Semitic root M-R-R meaning bitter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muɾˈtejɾa/ [muɾˈt̪ej.ɾɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ejɾa
  • Hyphenation: mur‧tei‧ra

Noun

murteira f (plural murteiras)

  1. myrtle (evergreen shrub of the genus Myrtus)
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