mouta

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Cognate with Portuguese moita, probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmowta̝/

Noun

mouta m (plural moutas)

1. thicket

   Synonym: touza

2. hillock or lump of land topped with bushes or grass
3. dune topped with grass and vegetation
4. lump of hay

   Synonym: meda

Derived terms

• mouteira
• moutillón

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “mouta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mouta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mouta”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mouta”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Noun

mouta f (plural moutas)

1. Dated form of moita.