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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin mūricem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈmuɾiθe/ [ˈmu.ɾi.θe]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈmuɾise/ [ˈmu.ɾi.se]
  • Rhymes: -uɾiθe
  • Rhymes: -uɾise
  • Syllabification: mú‧ri‧ce

Adjective

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múrice m or f (masculine and feminine plural múrices)

  1. (poetic) Tyrian purple

Noun

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múrice f (plural múrices)

  1. purple dye murex (Murex brandaris)
  2. (poetic) Tyrian purple

Further reading

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