modorra
See also: modorrá
Portuguese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish modorra.
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: mo‧dor‧ra
Noun
editmodorra f (plural modorras)
- somnolence, fatigue, drowsiness (pathological or not)
- Synonyms: sonolência, fatiga, cansaço
- apathy; lack of interest or eagerness
- Synonyms: apatia, desânimo, desinteresse
Spanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editUncertain.
Noun
editmodorra f (plural modorras)
- fatigue, drowsiness
- 2015 July 25, “Sureños europeos, yanquis del sur”, in El País[1]:
- Ni siquiera el intercambio de vocalistas principales nos sacude la modorra: toda la vida añorando el sur para que anoche nos felicitáramos de nuestra condición mesetaria.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- → Portuguese: modorra
Etymology 2
editVerb
editmodorra
- inflection of modorrar:
Further reading
edit- “modorro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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