See also: musica, mùsica, and mušica

Asturian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ, of a Muse).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmusika/, [ˈmu.si.ka]
  • Rhymes: -usika
  • Hyphenation: mu‧si‧ca

Noun

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música f (uncountable)

  1. music (sound, organized in time in a melodious way)

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ, of a Muse).

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Noun

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música f (plural músiques)

  1. music
  2. female equivalent of músic

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Adjective

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música

  1. feminine singular of músic

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Galician

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Galician medieval parchment with musical and lyrical compositions by Martin Codax

Etymology

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Attested since circa 1300. Learned borrowing from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ, of a Muse).

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Noun

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música f (plural músicas)

  1. music
    • c. 1300, R. Martínez López, editor, General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV, Oviedo: Archivum, page 16:
      Jubal [...] achou primeyramẽte a arte de musica que he arte de cantar et de fazer sones.
      Jubal [...] was the first to find the art of music, which is the art of singing and making sounds
  2. female equivalent of músico (musician)

Adjective

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música f sg

  1. feminine singular of músico

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin mūsica, borrowed from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ, of a Muse), derived from Μοῦσα (Moûsa, Muse). By surface analysis, musa +‎ -ica.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -uzikɐ
  • Hyphenation: mú‧si‧ca

Noun

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música f (plural músicas)

  1. music (melodic and rhythmic sounds made as art)
    Synonym: (informal) som
    Que tipo de música você gosta mais?
    What kind of music do you like the most?
  2. song (any musical composition)
    Synonym: canção
    Esta música me lembra de minha infância
    This song reminds me of my childhood.
  3. female equivalent of músico (female musician)
  4. music; musicology (the study of music)
    Synonym: musicologia
  5. (figurative) music (any pleasing arrangement of sounds)
    Antonyms: ruído, barulho, cacofonia

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:música.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Papiamentu: musika
  • Tetum: muzika

Adjective

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música

  1. feminine singular of músico

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (τέχνη) (mousikḗ (tékhnē), (art) of the Muses). Compare the doublet murga, which probably resulted from a semi-popular form of the word.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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música f (plural músicas)

  1. music
  2. female equivalent of músico, (female) musician

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Adjective

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música f

  1. feminine singular of músico

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