"mula" meaning in Portuguese

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmu.lɐ/ Forms: mulas [plural]
Rhymes: -ulɐ Etymology: Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mula, borrowed from Latin mūla, from mūlus + -a. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese mua. Etymology templates: {{etymon|pt|inh|roa-opt>mula>mule|id=mule|text=++}} Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mula, borrowed from Latin mūla, from mūlus + -a., {{glossary|Displaced}} Displaced, {{ncog|roa-opt|mua||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|t=|tr=|ts=}} Old Galician-Portuguese mua, {{displaced|roa-opt|mua}} Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese mua Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} mula f (plural mulas)
  1. mule (hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mula-pt-noun-ZAEKeJP~
  2. (strictly, rare) female equivalent of mulo (“female mule”) Tags: feminine, form-of, rare Form of: mulo (extra: female mule)
    Sense id: en-mula-pt-noun-uoX~xr~y
  3. (figuratively) a stubborn person Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-mula-pt-noun-hhC0RboO
  4. (jargon) a pile of salt Tags: feminine, jargon
    Sense id: en-mula-pt-noun-ZD~g3i1Q
  5. drug mule Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mula-pt-noun-Ldr3ZI6e Categories (other): Pages with 34 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with etymology texts, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Equids Disambiguation of Pages with 34 entries: 3 0 1 1 1 11 10 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 3 2 0 15 3 0 1 6 1 8 1 1 1 0 1 1 5 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 0 1 0 1 12 11 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 0 3 1 3 1 0 17 4 0 1 6 1 8 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 3 3 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology texts: 6 13 28 2 52 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 8 17 16 1 59 Disambiguation of Equids: 6 13 11 2 68

Inflected forms

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        "1": "pt",
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      },
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    },
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
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        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "t": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mulas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
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  ],
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        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: bardoto"
        }
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        "(figuratively) a stubborn person"
      ],
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        ]
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈmu.lɐ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ulɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mula"
}
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    "Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Italic",
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        "sc": "",
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        "tr": "",
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      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: bardoto"
        }
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        "mule (hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse)"
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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      ],
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    {
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      ],
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      ],
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        "(figuratively) a stubborn person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a pile of salt"
      ],
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          "salt",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(jargon) a pile of salt"
      ],
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        "feminine",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "drug mule"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "drug mule",
          "drug mule"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmu.lɐ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ulɐ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mula"
}

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