muralha

Portuguese

Muralha

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian muraglia (“wall”), muro (“wall”) + -aglia, or from Late Latin muralia, from Latin mūrus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /muˈɾa.ʎɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /muˈɾa.ʎɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /muˈɾa.ʎa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈɾa.ʎɐ/

• Rhymes: -aʎɐ
• Hyphenation: mu‧ra‧lha

Noun

muralha f (plural muralhas)

1. wall (structure built for defence surrounding or separating an area)

   Synonyms: muro, valo

   • 2018, “Titãs”, performed by BK:

     Eu quero ser maior que essas muralhas que eles construíram ao meu redor

     I wanna be bigger than those walls that they built around me

Derived terms

• amuralhar
• Muralha da China

Related terms

• mural
• muramento
• murar
• muro

Further reading

• “muralha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “muralha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “muralha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026