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noun, feminine

morriña

/moˈriɲa/

noun, feminine/moˈriɲa/

murrain; homesickness, nostalgia; sleepiness, somnolence, especially following a meal; drizzle

Synonyms: comalia, hidropesía, zangarriana, añoranza, melancolía, musepo, nostalgia, modorra

Borrowed from Galician morriña, ultimately from a form of Latin mori (“to die”).