mormo

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Μορμώ (Mormṓ, “a hideous she-monster, a bugbear”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɔː(ɹ)məʊ/ === Noun === mormo (plural mormos) (obsolete) A bugbear or invented monster. === References === “mormo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Galician == === Alternative forms === borme, bormo === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mormo, from Latin morbus, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mer-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɔɾmo/ [ˈmɔɾ.mʊ] Rhymes: -ɔɾmo === Noun === mormo m (plural mormos) (veterinary medicine) glanders (medicine) cold (medicine) tiredness (medicine) pus Synonyms: brume, pus mucus; snot Synonym: moco ==== Related terms ==== === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mormo”, 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), “mormo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mormo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin morbus, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mer-. === Noun === mormo m (plural mormos) (veterinary medicine) glanders ==== Descendants ==== Galician: mormo Portuguese: mormo === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “mormo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mormo, from Latin morbus, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mer-. Doublet of morbo. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: mor‧mo === Noun === mormo m (plural mormos) (veterinary medicine) glanders Synonym: lamparão (Azores) beast of burden (an animal used to carry heavy goods) Synonym: azémola ==== Related terms ==== === References === “mormo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “mormo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “mormo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “mormo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN