mortalha

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Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mortālia, mortuālia (“mourning weeds”). Cognate of Spanish mortaja.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -aʎɐ
  • Hyphenation: mor‧ta‧lha

Noun

mortalha f (plural mortalhas)

  1. related to posthumous practices
    1. shroud (cloth used to cover cadavers)
      Synonym: sudário
    2. grave
      Synonym: cova
    3. funeral
      Synonyms: funeral, exéquias
    4. excessive amount of corpses
  2. (religion) clothing used by religious people, especially white clothing used in processions
  3. (informal) cigarette paper
  4. a white sign on the forehead of some horses
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