mornan.

Brit.

/ˈmɔːnə/, U.S.

/ˈmɔrnə/

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. It has been variously suggested that the word might be a loan < English mourner n.¹, French morne sad (see mourn adj.), or Portuguese morna, feminine of morno lukewarm: compare discussion in A. Lyall Black & White make Brown (1938) viii. 102–3.

In the Cape Verde Islands: a song of lament.

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1938 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 Apr. 231/4 The sadness of their lot expresses itself in the morna, the universal song and dance of the islands.

1980 Washington Post 6 July a1 Jukeboxes in bars feature Cape Verdean mornas, or laments of farewell.

1991 P. Sweeney Virgin Directory World Music 30 The best practitioner of the morna is the sixty-year-old female singer Cesaria Evora.

2000 Observer (Nexis) 20 Aug. The festival will cross the oceans and explore fado's links with similar musical forms, such as the mornas from the Cape Verde islands.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	morna
释义	mornan. Brit. /ˈmɔːnə/, U.S. /ˈmɔrnə/ Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. It has been variously suggested that the word might be a loan < English mourner n.¹, French morne sad (see mourn adj.), or Portuguese morna, feminine of morno lukewarm: compare discussion in A. Lyall Black & White make Brown (1938) viii. 102–3. In the Cape Verde Islands: a song of lament. ΚΠ 1938 Times Lit. Suppl. 2 Apr. 231/4 The sadness of their lot expresses itself in the morna, the universal song and dance of the islands. 1980 Washington Post 6 July a1 Jukeboxes in bars feature Cape Verdean mornas, or laments of farewell. 1991 P. Sweeney Virgin Directory World Music 30 The best practitioner of the morna is the sixty-year-old female singer Cesaria Evora. 2000 Observer (Nexis) 20 Aug. The festival will cross the oceans and explore fado's links with similar musical forms, such as the mornas from the Cape Verde islands. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1938
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