mourisma

Portuguese

Alternative forms

moirisma

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mourisma, corresponding to mouro (“Moor”) +‎ -isma. Cognate with Spanish morisma.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo(w)ˈɾiz.mɐ/ [mo(ʊ̯)ˈɾiz.mɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /mo(w)ˈɾiʒ.mɐ/ [mo(ʊ̯)ˈɾiʒ.mɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo(w)ˈɾiz.ma/ [mo(ʊ̯)ˈɾiz.ma]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mo(w)ˈɾiʒ.mɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mowˈɾiʒ.mɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /moˈɾiʒ.mɐ/

Hyphenation: mou‧ris‧ma

Noun

mourisma f (plural mourismas)

(historical) the land of the Moors
(historical) a group of Moors

Synonyms

mourama

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