murcho

Galician

Alternative forms

mucho, muscho

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin *mustidus (“wet”),^[1] from Latin mustum (“unfermented wine”) and related to muscum (“moss”); from Proto-Indo-European *mus-, *mews- (“damp”). Cognate with Portuguese murcho, Spanish mustio, and Old Occitan moste.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmuɾt͡ʃo̝/

Adjective

murcho m (feminine singular murcha, masculine plural murchos, feminine plural murchas)

wilted, withered

Derived terms

murchar

Related terms

moucho (“sad”)
mucio
murcio

References

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

↑ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. mustio.

Portuguese

Verb

murcho

First-person singular (eu) present indicative of murchar

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