murga

murga

See also: Murga

English

Alternative forms

• murgha

Etymology

From a Hindi and Urdu word for rooster.(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

murga (uncountable)

1. A stress position used as corporal punishment in parts of South Asia. The punished person has to squat and loop the arms behind the knees to grip the ears.

Anagrams

• garum

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Catalan

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈmuɾ.ɡə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈmur.ɡə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈmuɾ.ɡa/

Noun

murga f (plural murgues)

1. drag
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Further reading

• “murga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Spanish

Etymology

Probably from an earlier form *musga, from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ, “of a Muse”). Unlike the borrowed doublet música, this form is at least semi-learned,[1] although it is uncertain if it was completely inherited.

Noun

murga f (plural murgas)

1. band or group of street musicians
   • 1875, Benito Pérez Galdós, “chapter 6”, in Los Cien Mil Hijos de San Luis:

     las murgas no me dejaron dormir en toda la noche

     the bands didn't let me sleep the entire night

   • 1909, Felipe Trigo, En la Carrera:

     Una murga tocaba en un tablado

     A band was playing on stage

2. (colloquial) bugbear; drag (annoyance)

   Synonyms: incordio, muermo

Derived terms

• dar la murga
• murguero

References

1. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

• “murga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014