mourisma

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mourisma, corresponding to mouro (“Moor”) +‎ -isma. Cognate with Spanish morisma.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mo(w).ˈɾiʒ.mɐ/
  • Hyphenation: mou‧ris‧ma

Noun

mourisma f (plural mourismas)

  1. (historical) the land of the Moors
  2. (historical) a group of Moors

Synonyms
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