mouta

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Cognate with Portuguese moita, probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmowta̝/

Noun

mouta m (plural moutas)

thicket
Synonym: touza
hillock or lump of land topped with bushes or grass
dune topped with grass and vegetation
lump of hay
Synonym: meda

Derived terms

mouteira
moutillón

References

“mouta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
“mouta” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“mouta” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
“mouta” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Noun

mouta f (plural moutas)

Obsolete form of moita.

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