murga
Spanish, noun/ˈmuɾɡa/
murga is spelled M-U-R-G-A (5 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 28,265th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Murga is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “band or group of street musicians” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Compañía de músicos malos, que a pretexto de pascuas, cumpleaños, etc., toca a las puertas de las casas…”.
What does murga mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineband or group of street musicians
- 2
colloquialfemininebugbear; pain; drag (annoyance)
noun
- 1
feminineamurca
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Compañía de músicos malos, que a pretexto de pascuas, cumpleaños, etc., toca a las puertas de las casas acomodadas, con la esperanza de recibir algún obsequio. 2. Estilo musical rítmico que se combina con el teatro, gestado en Cádiz y popularizado en América Latina, principalmente en Uruguay.
noun: 1. Alpechín.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of murga
- murgas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce murga?
- /ˈmuɾɡa/
- [ˈmuɾ.ɣ̞a]
- [ˈmuɾɣ̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is murga in Spanish?
murga appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).