múrice

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mūricem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈmuɾiθe/ [ˈmu.ɾi.θe]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈmuɾise/ [ˈmu.ɾi.se]
(Spain) Rhymes: -uɾiθe
(Latin America) Rhymes: -uɾise
Syllabification: mú‧ri‧ce

Adjective

múrice m or f (masculine and feminine plural múrices)

(poetic) Tyrian purple

Noun

múrice f (plural múrices)

purple dye murex (Murex brandaris)
(poetic) Tyrian purple

Further reading

“múrice”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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