muruxa

Galician
Muruxa

Alternative forms
  • maruxa, meruxa, miruxa, moruxa, muruxe, muraxe

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *murāgō, *murāginis. Cognate with Portuguese murugem, Spanish murajes and French mouron.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /muˈɾuʃa̝/

Noun

muruxa f (plural muruxas)

  1. chickweed (Stellaria media)

Derived terms
  • Morixoso
  • Murxeira
  • Murxide
  • Murxido
  • Muruás
  • Muruxás
  • Muruxosa

References
  • “muruxa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “muruxe” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “muruxa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “muruxa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “murajes”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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