mulá

See also: mula and mūla

Portuguese

Noun

mulá m (plural mulás)

1. (Islam) mullah (a Muslim religious scholar and teacher)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَوْلَى (mawlā, “vicar, guardian”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈla/ [muˈla]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: mu‧lá

Noun

mulá m (plural mulás)

1. (Islam) mullah (a Muslim religious scholar and teacher)

Further reading

• “mulá”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014