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mula sem cabeça

Portuguese, noun/ˈmu.lɐ ˈsẽj̃ kaˈbe.sɐ/

mula sem cabeça is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “a mythical creature of Brazilian folklore, usually depicted as a mule with fire spewing from its severed head” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “segundo a superstição popular, a amásia do padre que, por punição, geralmente depois de morta, toma a forma…”.

What does mula sem cabeça mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    Brazilfemininea mythical creature of Brazilian folklore, usually depicted as a mule with fire spewing from its severed head.

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. segundo a superstição popular, a amásia do padre que, por punição, geralmente depois de morta, toma a forma de mula-sem-cabeça e sai galopando ruidosamente, sem parar, assombrando os crentes nas noites de sexta-feira

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 mula sem cabeça

  • mulas sem cabeça plural
  • mula-sem-cabeça alternative

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

How do you pronounce mula sem cabeça?

  • Brazil /ˈmu.lɐ ˈsẽj̃ kaˈbe.sɐ/
  • Brazil [ˈmu.lɐ ˈsẽɪ̯̃ kaˈbe.sɐ]
  • Portugal /ˈmu.lɐ ˈsɐ̃j̃ kɐˈbe.sɐ/

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