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murmullo

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From dissimilation of the form murmurio, itself borrowed from Late Latin murmurium, from Latin murmur. The form mormullo was the popular variant.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /muɾˈmuʝo/ [muɾˈmu.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /muɾˈmuʎo/ [muɾˈmu.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /muɾˈmuʃo/ [muɾˈmu.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /muɾˈmuʒo/ [muɾˈmu.ʒo]

 

  • Syllabification: mur‧mu‧llo

Noun

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murmullo m (plural murmullos)

  1. (sound) murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering, mumble, mumbling
  2. a rustling noise, susurrus
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Further reading

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