morrinha
The verdict
“morrinha” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tipo de sarna que ataca epidemicamente o gado
Corpus desk
Index PT-morrinha · morrinha · Portuguese
morrinha · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | morrinha |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “morrinha” em português
Rare enough to double-check
morrinha is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for morrinha, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is morrinha, spelled M-O-R-R-I-N-H-A.
Definition
- 1tipo de sarna que ataca epidemicamente o gado
- 2qualquer doença epidêmica que surge no gado
- 3mau cheiro exalado por pessoas e/ou animais
- 4melancolia, tristeza; ligeira indisposição física
- 5chuva fina, orvalho
- 6indolência
- 7fogueira com dificuldades em arder ou que se apaga
- 8sujidade na pele; qualquer sujeira
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how morrinha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Os dicionários, mantendo uma prudente distância, arriscam que viria de gafa ou gafeira, que significa lepra, sarna, morrinha ou qualquer dessas coisas que se pegam por contato físico.
Ao alarido das vozes confundidas, misturavam-se o cheiro do café cru e a morrinha do suor de tantos corpos em movimento, como que enchendo a atmosfera de uma substância gordurosa e fétida, sensível à pele pouco afeita a penetrar naquele ambiente.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.