murga
See also: Murga
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From a Hindi and Urdu word for rooster
Noun
murga (uncountable)
- A stress position used as corporal punishment in parts of South Asia. The punished person has to squat and loop the arms behind the knees to grip the ears.
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Spanish
Etymology
Probably from an earlier form *musga, from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική (mousikḗ, “of a Muse”). Unlike the borrowed doublet música, this form is at least semi-popular[1], although it is uncertain if it was completely popularly inherited.
Noun
murga f (plural murgas)
- band or group of street musicians
- (colloquial) bugbear (annoyance)