moita

See also: Moita

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: moitas, moitât

Verb

moita

1. third-person singular past historic of moiter

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmojta/ [ˈmoj.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ojta
• Hyphenation: moi‧ta

Adjective

moita

1. feminine singular of moito

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmoj.tɐ/ [ˈmoɪ̯.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmoj.tɐ/ [ˈmoɪ̯.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmoj.ta/ [ˈmoɪ̯.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmoj.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -ojtɐ
• Homophone: Moita
• Hyphenation: moi‧ta

• Audio (Portugal):

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Etymology 1

Of uncertain origin. Compare with Galician mouta (“bush, hillock, dune, etc.”), probably from Paleo-Hispanic.

Alternative forms

• mouta (dated)

Noun

moita f (plural moitas)

1. thicket (dense, small growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees)

   Synonyms: touça, touceira

Related terms

• moitão
• moitar

Etymology 2

Verb

moita

1. inflection of moitar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “moita”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “moita”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026