muruxa

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *murāgō, *murāginis. Cognate with Portuguese murugem, Spanish murajes and French mouron.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muˈɾuʃa̝/

Noun

muruxa f (plural muruxas)

  1. chickweed (Stellaria media)

Derived terms

  • Morixoso
  • Muruás
  • Muruxás
  • Muruxosa
  • Murxeira
  • Murxide
  • Murxido

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “murajes”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos