mulher

== Galician == === Noun === mulher f (plural mulheres, reintegrationist norm) reintegrationist spelling of muller === Further reading === “mulher”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === muié, mulé (pronunciation spelling) molher (obsolete) === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese muller, moller (hence also Galician muller), from Latin mulierem (“woman; wife”), of uncertain origin. Maybe from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- (milk; to milk). Cognate with Mirandese mulhier, Spanish mujer, Catalan muller, Italian moglie, and Romanian muiere. === Pronunciation === (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /muˈjɛɹ/ Rhymes: -ɛɾ Hyphenation: mu‧lher === Noun === mulher f (plural mulheres) woman (adult female human) Synonyms: dona, senhora, (Brazil, pajubá) amapô wife; woman (noun sense 4) Synonym: esposa ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Adjective === mulher m or f (plural mulheres) (derogatory, of a man) pansy; wimpy; effeminate ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “mulher”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “mulher”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “mulher”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026