masmorra

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mazmorra, from Arabic مَطْمُورَة (maṭmūra).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məzˈmo.rə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mazˈmo.ra]
Audio (Barcelona): (file)

Noun

masmorra f (plural masmorres)

dungeon
Synonym: tàvega

Further reading

“masmorra”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Alternative forms

mazmorra, mazmôrra (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَطْمُورَة (maṭmūra).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /mazˈmo.ʁɐ/ [mazˈmo.hɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maʒˈmo.ʁɐ/ [maʒˈmo.χɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mazˈmo.ʁa/ [mazˈmo.ha]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐʒˈmo.ʁɐ/

Hyphenation: mas‧mor‧ra

Noun

masmorra f (plural masmorras)

dungeon (underground prison or vault)
Synonym: calabouço

References

^ “masmorra”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
^ “masmorra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025