Moura

See also: moura and mourà

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From moura (“Moorish (f.)”), after Salúquia, Moorish princess of the city. But it could probably be the Portuguese variation of the surname Murad Mourad

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmow.ɾa/
Homophone: moura

Proper noun

Moura

A city in southern Portugal.
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 275 (facsimile):
  
  Que no conuento ſoẏan a ſeer ḋ Moura.
  Who were usually in the convent of Moura.

Descendants

Portuguese: Moura

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Moura.

Pronunciation

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

Audio (Portugal) (file)
Homophone: moura

Proper noun

Moura f

A city and municipality of Beja district, Portugal

Proper noun

Moura m or f by sense

a surname

Related terms

mourense

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.