miúl

Galician

Alternative forms

  • meúl, muíl

Etymology

Probably from a derivative of Latin medius.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miˈoŋ/

Noun

miúl m (plural miúis)

  1. central piece of the Galician cart wheel, which is united on its extremes with the cambas, or curved pieces of the wheel's felly, and has in its center the wheel's nave
    Synonyms: mil, mión, molo

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “medio”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos