moita

Meaning

Noun

thicket (dense, small growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees)

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of moitar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of moitar:

moitar

to keep mum

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Concepts

bush

shrub

clump

thicket

juniper bush

Synonyms

arbusto

arvoreta

mato

arbustos

matagal

Translations

θάμνος

arbusto

Busch

Strauch

cespuglio

Gestrüpp

arbrisseau

arbust

arbusto

mata

maquis

Gebüsch

arbuste

buisson

fourré

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmoj.tɐ/

Etymology

Cognate with Galician: mouta

In summary

Of uncertain origin. Compare with Galician mouta (“bush, hillock, dune, etc.”), probably from Paleo-Hispanic.