salmoura

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /salˈmo(w).ɾɐ/ [saɫˈmo(w).ɾɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /salˈmo(w).ɾɐ/ [saɫˈmo(w).ɾɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /salˈmow.ɾɐ/ [saɫˈmow.ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /salˈmo.ɾɐ/ [saɫˈmo.ɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: sal‧mou‧ra

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese salmoira, from Late Latin salimuria, from Latin sal + muria.

Alternative forms

• salmoira

Noun

salmoura f (plural salmouras)

1. brine
2. canister used for brining
3. wet salt used for curing meats and fish

Related terms

• sal
• salgar
• salgação

Etymology 2

Verb

salmoura

1. inflection of salmourar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative