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Etymology
From Old Spanish , from Latin mortualia.
Noun
mortaja f (Latin spelling, plural mortajas)
- shroud (dress for the dead)
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish , from Latin mortualia. Cognate to Portuguese mortalha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moɾˈtaxa/
- Rhymes: -axa
- Syllabification: mor‧ta‧ja
Noun
mortaja f (plural mortajas)
- shroud (dress for the dead)
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