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mourisco

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Galician

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mourisco. By surface analysis, mouro +‎ -isco.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mowˈɾisko/ [mowˈɾis̺.kʊ]
  • Rhymes: -isko

Adjective

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mourisco (feminine mourisca, masculine plural mouriscos, feminine plural mouriscas)

  1. Moorish (of or relating to Moors)

Noun

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mourisco m (plural mouriscos)

  1. a variety of flax
    Synonym: liño mourisco

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From mouro (Moor) +‎ -isco. From Old Galician-Portuguese mourisco.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: mou‧ris‧co

Adjective

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mourisco (feminine mourisca, masculine plural mouriscos, feminine plural mouriscas)

  1. Moorish (of or relating to Moors)
    A arquitetura mourisca é verdadeiramente fascinante.
    Moorish architecture is truly fascinating.