murcho

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin *mustidus (wet),[1] from Latin mustum (unfermented wine) and related to muscum (moss); from Proto-Indo-European *mus-, *mews- (damp). Cognate with Portuguese murcho, Spanish mustio, and Old Occitan moste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmuɾt͡ʃo̝/

Adjective

murcho m (feminine singular murcha, masculine plural murchos, feminine plural murchas)

  1. wilted, withered

Derived terms

References

  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. mustio.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmuʁʃu/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈmuɾʃu/
  • Hyphenation: mur‧cho

Etymology 1

Adjective

murcho m (feminine singular murcha, masculine plural murchos, feminine plural murchas, comparable)

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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

murcho

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of murchar
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