Murça

Murça

See also: murça

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُوسَى‎ (mūsā), with the intrusive -r- likely appearing in the 14th century.[1] Doublet of Moisés.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmuʁ.sɐ/ [ˈmuh.sɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmuʁ.sɐ/ [ˈmuh.sɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈmuɾ.sɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmuʁ.sɐ/ [ˈmuχ.sɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmuɻ.sa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmuɾ.sɐ/

• Homophone: murça
• Hyphenation: Mur‧ça

• Audio (Portugal)

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Proper noun

Murça f

1. A village and municipality of Vila Real district, Portugal

Usage notes

Murça is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Derived terms

• Murças
• murcense

 

References

1. “Murça” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.