How to Say "Muse" in Portuguese

musa

/ˈmu.zɐ/feminine

The Portuguese word for muse is musa.

The word refers to a source of inspiration.

Meaning: a source of inspiration (noun)

Which one should you use?

Use the feminine form musa for a female muse and the masculine form muso for a male muse.

While musa is the feminine form, the masculine form of the noun is muso.

musa is pronounced /ˈmu.zɐ/. The stress is on the first syllable of the two syllables.

In Brazilian Portuguese, the word musa is often used in the context of musa do Carnaval, referring to a woman chosen to represent a samba school during the parade.
In certain Brazilian Portuguese slang contexts, calling someone a musa can actually be a way of calling them a 'showstopper' or someone who stands out in a crowd, regardless of whether they are actually inspiring art.
The word musa shares a linguistic root with the English word 'museum', as both stem from the Greek deities of inspiration and the arts.

És a minha musa.
You are my muse.
This sentence is useful for saying someone is your muse.
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Maria é a musa da namorada.
Mary is her girlfriend's muse.
This sentence shows how to identify someone as a girlfriend's muse.
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Eu me deixo inspirar por minha musa.
I let my muse inspire me.
This sentence illustrates letting one's muse provide inspiration.
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O músico compôs uma canção linda inspirada em sua musa.
The musician composed a beautiful song inspired by his muse.
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Sources

Wiktionary, “muse” translations and entries musa, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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