alamoa

Portuguese

Etymology

Corruption of alemoa.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈmo.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.laˈmo.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐˈmo.ɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɐˈmo(w).ɐ/

Noun

alamoa f (plural alamoas)

(Pernambuco, folklore) ghostly woman with white skin and blonde hair, said to appear nude to the islanders of Fernando de Noronha and to turn into a skeleton once someone approaches her
Synonym: alemoa

References

“alamoa” in iDicionário Aulete.
“alamoa” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

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