alamoa

Portuguese

Etymology

Corruption of alemoa.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈmo.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈmo.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈmo.a/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐˈmo.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐˈmo.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐˈmo(w).ɐ/

Noun

alamoa f (plural alamoas)

1. (Pernambuco, folklore) ghostly woman with white skin and blonde hair, said to appear nude to the islanders of Fernando de Noronha and to turn into a skeleton once someone approaches her

   Synonym: alemoa

References

• “alamoa”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “alamoa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024