murmullo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• murmurio, mormullo

Etymology

From dissimilation of the form murmurio, itself borrowed from Late Latin murmurium, from Latin murmur. The form mormullo was the popular variant.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /muɾˈmuʝo/ [muɾˈmu.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /muɾˈmuʝo/ [muɾˈmu.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /muɾˈmuʎo/ [muɾˈmu.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /muɾˈmuʃo/ [muɾˈmu.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /muɾˈmuʒo/ [muɾˈmu.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

• Rhymes: -uʝo

• Rhymes: -uʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
• Rhymes: -uʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -uʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -uʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Syllabification: mur‧mu‧llo

Noun

murmullo m (plural murmullos)

1. (sound) murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering, mumble, mumbling
2. a rustling noise, susurrus

Related terms

• murmuración
• murmurar

Further reading

• “murmullo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024