morada

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noun

a religious meeting hall associated with the Penitente Brotherhood of New Mexico

OriginSpanish morada ← Old Spanish morar ← Latin morārīlbor.? →
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Meanings

morada1

nounmorada (plural moradas)

plural moradas

  1. a religious meeting hall associated with the Penitente Brotherhood of New Mexico

Morada2

proper noun
  1. A census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California, United States.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mer-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*merh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*morh₂éh₂
  4. Proto-Italic*morā
  5. Latinmora
  6. Latinmorārīlbor.?
  7. Old Spanishmorar
  8. Spanishmorar
  9. Spanishmorada
  10. Englishmorada

Borrowed from Spanish morada.

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Cite this entry
APA

morada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morada

MLA

“morada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morada. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “morada,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morada.

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