morrinha

Galician

Noun

morrinha f (plural morrinhas, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of morriña

Further reading

• “morrinha”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈʁĩ.ɲɐ/ [moˈhĩ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈʁĩ.ɲɐ/ [moˈhĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moˈʁĩ.ɲɐ/ [moˈχĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈʁi.ɲa/ [moˈhi.ɲa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈʁi.ɲɐ/

• Hyphenation: mor‧ri‧nha

Etymology 1

Ultimately from the same Latin etymon as its cognates, Galician morriña and English murrain.

Noun

morrinha f (plural morrinhas)

1. murrain (disease of cattle)
2. a mild illness, weakness
3. drizzle

   Synonyms: chuvinha, chuvisco, cacimba, chuva molha-tolos

4. sadness, melancholy, nostalgia
5. (Brazil) stench
6. (Brazil) laziness

Descendants

• ⇒ Translingual: Morrinhosuchus

Etymology 2

Verb

morrinha

1. third-person singular present indicative of morrinhar

Etymology 3

Adjective

morrinha

1. said of or referring to a person who is slow and unenthusiastic in their actions; sluggish
2. someone who uses trickery to act
3. someone who is stingy
4. said of or referring to a boring or uninteresting person

Further reading

• “morrinha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “morrinha” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “morrinha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “morrinha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025