moreia
Portuguese, noun/moˈɾɛj.ɐ/
moreia is spelled M-O-R-E-I-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese, the 113,611th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Moreia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “moray (any eel of the family Muraenidae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “peixe comestível anguiliforme de cor castanho-avermelhada e manchas amarelas”.
What does moreia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemoray (any eel of the family Muraenidae)
noun
- 1
femininedebris (large rock fragments left by a melting glacier)
noun
- 1
femininealternative form of amoré
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. peixe comestível anguiliforme de cor castanho-avermelhada e manchas amarelas
noun: 1. meda, montão de molhos de trigo ou outro cereal
noun: 1. morena, montão de pedras e terra que arrasta um glaciar no seu avanço
noun: 1. vide moreia
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of moreia
- moreias plural
- moréia alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce moreia?
- Brazil /moˈɾɛj.ɐ/
- Brazil [moˈɾɛɪ̯.ɐ]
- Portugal /muˈɾɐj.ɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to moreia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is moreia in Portuguese?
moreia appears about once in every 14 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).