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
  • “moura” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “moura” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “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

Portuguese

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

  • Audio (Portugal)(file)
  • Homophone: Moura

Adjective

moura

  1. feminine singular of mouro

Noun

moura f (plural mouras)

  1. female equivalent of mouro
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