mugnaio

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin molīnārius,[1][2][3] from molīnus, from Latin molō. Doublet of mulinaro, molinaro, and mulinaio, from regional variants. Compare French meunier.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muɲˈɲa.jo/
  • Rhymes: -ajo
  • Hyphenation: mu‧gnà‧io

Noun

mugnaio m (plural mugnai, feminine mugnaia)

  1. miller (person)

References

  1. ^ mugnaio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ^ mugnàio in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  3. ^ mugnaio in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

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