Ladino

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Etymology

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From Old Spanish [Term?], from Latin mortualia.

Noun

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mortaja f (Latin spelling, plural mortajas)

  1. shroud (dress for the dead)

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Latin mortualia. Cognate to Portuguese mortalha.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /moɾˈtaxa/ [moɾˈt̪a.xa]
  • Rhymes: -axa
  • Syllabification: mor‧ta‧ja

Noun

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mortaja f (plural mortajas)

  1. shroud (dress for the dead)

Derived terms

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