mortalha

From Latin mortalia, mortuālia (“mourning weeds”).

mortalha f (plural mortalhas)

1. related to posthumous practices
   1. shroud (cloth used to cover cadavers)

      Synonym: sudário

   2. grave

      Synonym: cova

   3. funeral

      Synonyms: funeral, exéquias

   4. excessive amount of corpses
2. (religion) clothing used by religious people, especially white clothing used in processions
3. (informal) cigarette paper
4. a white sign on the forehead of some horses

• morte