muruxa

Galician

Muruxa

Alternative forms

• maruxa, meruxa, miruxa, moruxa, muruxe, muraxe

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *murāgō, *murāginis. Cognate with Portuguese murugem, Spanish murajes and French mouron.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈɾuʃa̝/

Noun

muruxa f (plural muruxas)

1. chickweed (Stellaria media)

Derived terms

• Morixoso
• Murxeira
• Murxide
• Murxido
• Muruás
• Muruxás
• Muruxosa

References

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• “muruxa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.