mouta

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Cognate with Portuguese moita, probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmowta̝/

Noun

mouta m (plural moutas)

  1. thicket
    Synonym: touza
  2. hillock or lump of land topped with bushes or grass
  3. dune topped with grass and vegetation
  4. lump of hay
    Synonym: meda

Derived terms
  • mouteira
  • moutillón

References
  • “mouta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “mouta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “mouta” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “mouta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Noun

mouta f (plural moutas)

  1. Obsolete form of moita.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.