[It. fah-tah mawr-gah-nah] 
| Meteorology. a mirage consisting of multiple images, as of cliffs and buildings, that are distorted and magnified to resemble elaborate castles, often seen near the Straits of Messina. |
| fa·ta mor·ga·na (fä'tə môr-gä'nə) n. See mirage. [Italian, mirage, Morgan le Fay (from the belief that the mirage was caused by her witchcraft) : fata, fairy (from Vulgar Latin fāta, goddess of fate; see fairy) + Morgana, Morgan (probably from Old Irish Morrigain).] |
| mi·rage (mĭ-räzh') n.
[French, from mirer, to look at, from Latin mīrārī, to wonder at, from mīrus, wonderful; see smei- in Indo-European roots.] |
tɑ mɔrˈgɑ