muíño

See also: muino

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese moỹo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin (saxum) molīnum (millstone).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muˈiɲo/ [muˈi.ɲʊ]
  • Rhymes: -iɲo
  • Hyphenation: mu‧í‧ño

Noun

muíño m (plural muíños)

  1. mill (grinding apparatus)
  2. mill (the building housing such a grinding apparatus)
  3. water mill
    Synonym: acea

Derived terms

References

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