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Portuguese
Etymology
From mealha (“mediaeval Portuguese coin”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /me.aˈʎa(ʁ)/ , /mi.aˈʎa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /mjaˈʎa(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /me.aˈʎa(ʁ)/ , /mi.aˈʎa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /mjaˈʎa(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /me.aˈʎa(ɾ)/, /mi.aˈʎa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /mjaˈʎa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /me.aˈʎa(ʁ)/ , /mi.aˈʎa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /mjaˈʎa(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /me.aˈʎa(ɻ)/
Verb
mealhar (first-person singular present mealho, first-person singular preterite mealhei, past participle mealhado)
- (rare) to save money little by little
- Synonyms: amealhar, economizar
- (rare) to accumulate something bit by bit
- Synonyms: amealhar, coletar, colher, juntar, respigar
Usage notes
The usage of amealhar is much more common than mealhar.
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.