mulá

See also: mula and mūla

Portuguese

Noun

mulá m (plural mulás)

(Islam) mullah (a Muslim religious scholar and teacher)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَوْلَى (mawlā, “vicar, guardian”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /muˈla/ [muˈla]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: mu‧lá

Noun

mulá m (plural mulás)

(Islam) mullah (a Muslim religious scholar and teacher)

Further reading

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

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