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moura

Portuguese, noun/ˈmo(w).ɾɐ/

moura is spelled M-O-U-R-A (5 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 4,986th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Moura is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “brine (salt-and-water solution for pickling)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of mouro. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “chouriço delgado feito de sangue”.

What does moura mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininebrine (salt-and-water solution for pickling)

  2. 2

    feminineblood sausage, pudding (sausage made primarily from blood)

  3. 3

    femininea type of light-coloured leather sandals

  4. 4

    femininea type of small crab

  5. 5

    feminineshearwater (Calonectris diomedea)

noun

  1. 1

    feminineblack nightshade (Solanum nigrum)

adjective

  1. 1

    femininefeminine singular of mouro

noun

  1. 1

    femininefemale equivalent of mouro

verb

  1. 1

    third-person singular present indicative

  2. 2

    second-person singular imperative

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. município e freguesia portugueses

noun: 1. chouriço delgado feito de sangue

noun: 1. pedra, peneda, rocha

noun: 1. salmoura

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 moura

  • mouras plural
  • moira alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce moura?

  • Brazil /ˈmo(w).ɾɐ/
  • Brazil [ˈmo(ʊ̯).ɾɐ]
  • Portugal /ˈmo(w).ɾɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is moura in Portuguese?

moura appears 16 times per million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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