morouzo

Galician

Morouzos / Praia de Morouzos, Ortigueira

Alternative forms

• marouzo

Etymology

Unknown, probably from a substrate language and related to morea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [moˈɾowθʊ], (western) [moˈɾowsʊ]

Noun

morouzo m (plural morouzos)

1. monticule; heap

   Synonyms: montículo, morea

2. dune

   Synonym: duna

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “morouzo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “morouço”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “marouzo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “morouzo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “morouço” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.