alamoa
Portuguese, noun/a.laˈmo.ɐ/
alamoa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “A ghostly, white, blonde woman from the folklore of Fernando de Noronha, said to appear nude to the islanders at night and to turn into a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does alamoa mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineA ghostly, white, blonde woman from the folklore of Fernando de Noronha, said to appear nude to the islanders at night and to turn into a skeleton when approached.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of alamoa
- alamoas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce alamoa?
- Brazil /a.laˈmo.ɐ/
- Portugal /ɐ.lɐˈmo.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.