moura

See also: Moura and mourà

Galician

Dolmen known as Casa da moura ("house of the fairy")

Poza da moura ("pond of the fairy")

Etymology

From mouro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmowɾɐ]

Adjective

moura

1. feminine singular of mouro

Noun

moura f (plural mouras)

1. (folklore) fairy, bean sí; otherworldly being associated with water and prehistoric ruins who sometimes takes the form of a woman of long blonde hair and extraordinary beauty, while other times is a woman of extraordinary strength, capable of transporting boulders on her head, and who usually carries a distaff

   Synonyms: encanto, señora, vella

Noun

moura f (plural mouras)

1. Moor woman (female equivalent of mouro)

References

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

Further reading

• "O País da Moura" in YouTube

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmo(w).ɾɐ/ [ˈmo(ʊ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmo(w).ɾɐ/ [ˈmo(ʊ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmo(w).ɾa/ [ˈmo(ʊ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmo(w).ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmo(w).ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmow.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ɾɐ/

• Audio (Portugal):

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• Homophone: Moura

Adjective

moura

1. feminine singular of mouro

Noun

moura f (plural mouras)

1. female equivalent of mouro