moltura

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably formed from *muelto[1][2] a hypothetical old past participle of moler (cf. Latin molitus), and the suffix -ura (compare Catalan mòlt as the past participle of moldre, Old French mols, mous for moldre, moudre, etc.) Alternatively, possibly corresponds to a Vulgar Latin *molitūra (compare French mouture, Friulian muldure), from Latin molitus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /molˈtuɾa/ [mol̪ˈt̪u.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: mol‧tu‧ra

Noun

moltura f (plural molturas)

  1. the action and effect of grinding grains or fruits

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “moltura”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ “moltura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

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