muiñeiro

Galician

Alternative forms

  • moleiro, molieiro, moliñeiro, mulieiro, muñeiro

Etymology

14th century. From Latin molinarius (miller). Cognate with Portuguese moleiro and Spanish molinero.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muiˈɲejɾo̝/

Noun

muiñeiro m (plural muiñeiros, feminine muiñeira, feminine plural muiñeiras)

  1. miller

Derived terms

  • Moleiro

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