modorra

See also: modorrá

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish modorra.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈdo.ʁɐ/ [moˈdo.hɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈdo.ʁɐ/ [moˈdo.hɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moˈdo.ʁɐ/ [moˈdo.χɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈdo.ʁa/ [moˈdo.ha]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈdo.ʁɐ/ [muˈðo.ʁɐ]

• Hyphenation: mo‧dor‧ra

Noun

modorra f (plural modorras)

1. somnolence, fatigue, drowsiness (pathological or not)

   Synonyms: sonolência, fatiga, cansaço

2. apathy; lack of interest or eagerness

   Synonyms: apatia, desânimo, desinteresse

Further reading

• “modorra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “modorra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈdora/ [moˈð̞o.ra]
• Rhymes: -ora
• Syllabification: mo‧do‧rra

Etymology 1

Uncertain.

Noun

modorra f (plural modorras)

1. fatigue, drowsiness
   • 2015 July 25, “Sureños europeos, yanquis del sur”, in El País‎:

     Ni siquiera el intercambio de vocalistas principales nos sacude la modorra: toda la vida añorando el sur para que anoche nos felicitáramos de nuestra condición mesetaria.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• amodorrar

Related terms

• modorro

Descendants

• → Portuguese: modorra

Etymology 2

Verb

modorra

1. inflection of modorrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “modorro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025