morea

See also: Morea, mórea, and möreä

Galician

Etymology

From a substrate language. Cognate with Portuguese moreia (“debris”), Spanish morena (“moraine”) and French moraine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈɾea̝/

Noun

morea m (plural moreas)

1. heap of straw

   Synonym: meda

2. stone heap

   Synonym: milladoiro

3. heap

   Synonym: montón

4. (figurative) a large quantity

   Synonyms: chea, manchea

5. moray eel

Related terms

• mornal
• morouzo

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “morea”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “morea”, 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), “morea”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “morea”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

morea f (uncountable)

1. black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	morea	moreaua
genitive-dative	morele	morelei
vocative	morea

References

• morea in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

West Makian

Etymology

Ultimately from Portuguese moreia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mo.ˈre.a/

Noun

morea

1. a kind of freshwater eel

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[1], Pacific linguistics