morcilha

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish morcilla.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /moʁˈsi.ʎɐ/ , /muʁˈsi.ʎɐ/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /moɾˈsi.ʎɐ/, /muɾˈsi.ʎɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moʁˈsi.ʎɐ/ , /muʁˈsi.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moɻˈsi.ʎa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /muɾˈsi.ʎɐ/

Rhymes: -iʎɐ
Hyphenation: mor‧ci‧lha

Noun

morcilha f (plural morcilhas)

(Brazil, Azores) blood sausage; pudding (sausage made primarily from blood)
Synonyms: chouriço de sangue, morcela

Further reading

“morcilha” in iDicionário Aulete.
“morcilha” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
“morcilha” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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