Feminine

morriña

Meaning

(feminine, uncountable) murrain
(colloquial, feminine, uncountable) homesickness, nostalgia
(Andalusia, Canary-Islands, feminine, uncountable) sleepiness, somnolence, especially following a meal
(Canary-Islands, feminine, uncountable) drizzle

the blues

anoranza

murriña

viruela ovina

νοσταλγία

Hyphenated as

mo‧rri‧ña

Pronounced as (IPA)

/moˈriɲa/

Borrowed from Galician

morriña

In summary

Borrowed from Galician morriña, ultimately from a form of Latin mori (“to die”).

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