Feminine
morriña
- (feminine, uncountable) murrain
- (colloquial, feminine, uncountable) homesickness, nostalgia
- (Andalusia, Canary-Islands, feminine, uncountable) sleepiness, somnolence, especially following a meal
- (Canary-Islands, feminine, uncountable) drizzle
Hyphenated as
mo‧rri‧ña
Pronounced as (IPA)
/moˈriɲa/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Galician morriña, ultimately from a form of Latin mori (“to die”).
nostalgie
nostalgia
Heimweh
saudade
νοσταλγία
heimwee
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