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词汇 morna
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Definition of morna in English:

morna

noun ˈmɔːnə
  • In the Cape Verde Islands: a song of lament.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in The Times Literary Supplement. Origin unknown. It has been variously suggested that the word might be a loan from English mourner, French morne sad, or Portuguese morna, feminine of morno lukewarm: compare discussion in A. Lyall Black & White make Brown viii. 102–3.

Definition of morna in US English:

morna

nounˈmɔːnə
  • In the Cape Verde Islands: a song of lament.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in The Times Literary Supplement. Origin unknown. It has been variously suggested that the word might be a loan from English mourner, French morne sad, or Portuguese morna, feminine of morno lukewarm: compare discussion in A. Lyall Black & White make Brown viii. 102–3.

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