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morcego

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Galician

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese morçeguo, ultimately from Latin mūs. Compare Portuguese morcego, Spanish murciélago.

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    • IPA(key): (standard) /moɾˈθeɡo/ [moɾˈθe.ɣ̞ʊ], /mɔɾˈθɛɡo/ [mɔɾˈθɛ.ɣ̞ʊ]
    • IPA(key): (gheada) /moɾˈθeħo/ [moɾˈθe.ħʊ], /mɔɾˈθɛħo/ [mɔɾˈθɛ.ħʊ]
    • IPA(key): (gheada and seseo) /moɾˈseħo/ [moɾˈse.ħʊ], /mɔɾˈsɛħo/ [mɔɾˈsɛ.ħʊ]

     

    • Hyphenation: mor‧ce‧go

    Noun

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    morcego m (plural morcegos)

    1. bat (any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera)
      Synonym: quiróptero

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    Portuguese

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    Etymology 1

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    Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Morcego

      Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese morçeguo, ultimately from Latin mūs. Compare Galician morcego, Spanish murciélago.

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      Noun

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      morcego m (plural morcegos, feminine (uncommon) morcega, feminine plural (uncommon) morcegas)

      1. bat (any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera)
        Synonym: quiróptero
      2. (figurative, colloquial) night person
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      Etymology 2

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      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Pronunciation

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      • (Brazil) IPA(key): /moʁˈsɛ.ɡu/ [mohˈsɛ.ɡu], /muʁˈsɛ.ɡu/ [muhˈsɛ.ɡu]

      Verb

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      morcego

      1. first-person singular present indicative of morcegar