morango

Galician

Alternative forms

• amorango, morengo

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *moranicum, from Latin morum (“mulberry”), or from amora (“bramble; blackberry”) +‎ -ango, but given the related forms amorodo, morogo, morote and the cognates, Portuguese morango and Asturian meruéndano, then probably from a substrate language *morotanu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [moˈɾaŋɡʊ]
• Hyphenation: mo‧ran‧go

Noun

morango m (plural morangos)

1. berry
2. strawberry (the fruit)

Related terms

• morangueiro

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “morango”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “morango”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “morango”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

morango

Etymology

Uncertain. Either from Vulgar Latin *moranicum, from Latin morum (“mulberry”) or from amora (“bramble; blackberry”) +‎ -ango. Compare Galician amorodo, amorogo (“strawberry”). Displaced Latin fragum, which, if it followed the same development in other romance language, probably would have yielded either *fraga or *freisa.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈɾɐ̃.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈɾɐ̃.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈɾɐ̃.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈɾɐ̃.ɡu/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃ɡu
• Hyphenation: mo‧ran‧go

Noun

morango m (plural morangos)

1. strawberry (the fruit)

Related terms

• morangal
• morangueiro