murteira

Galician

Etymology

From Latin myrta (“myrtle”), from Ancient Greek μύρτος (múrtos, “myrtle”), from a Semitic root M-R-R meaning bitter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muɾˈtejɾa/ [muɾˈt̪ej.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾa
• Hyphenation: mur‧tei‧ra

Noun

murteira f (plural murteiras)

1. myrtle (evergreen shrub of the genus Myrtus)

Related terms

• murta