morango

morango

Galician

Alternative forms

• amorango, morengo

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *moranicum, from Latin morum (“mulberry”), or from amora (“bramble; blackberry”) +‎ -ango, but given the related forms amorodo, morogo, morote and the cognates, Portuguese morango and Asturian meruéndano, then probably from a substrate language *morotanu.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [moˈɾaŋɡʊ]
• Hyphenation: mo‧ran‧go

Noun

morango m (plural morangos)

1. berry
2. strawberry (the fruit)

Related terms

• morangueiro

References

• “morango” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “morango” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “morango” 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), “arándano”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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Portuguese

morango

Etymology

Uncertain. Either from Vulgar Latin *moranicum, from Latin morum (“mulberry”) or from amora (“bramble; blackberry”) +‎ -ango. Compare Galician amorodo, amorogo (“strawberry”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈɾɐ̃.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈɾɐ̃.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈɾɐ̃.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈɾɐ̃.ɡu/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ɡu
• Hyphenation: mo‧ran‧go

Noun

morango m (plural morangos)

1. strawberry (the fruit)

Related terms

• morangal
• morangueiro