meollo

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Old Spanish

Etymology

    Inherited from Late Latin *medullum, from Latin medulla.

    Compare Old Galician-Portuguese meolo.

    Noun

    meollo m (plural meollos)

    1. brain

    Descendants

    • Ladino: meoyo
    • Spanish: meollo

    References

    • Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946) “meollo”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 338

    Spanish

    Etymology

      Inherited from Old Spanish meollo, from Late Latin *medullum, from Latin medulla. Compare Portuguese miolo, Catalan moll, Italian midollo, French moelle.

      Pronunciation

       
      • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /meˈoʝo/
      • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /meˈoʎo/
      • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /meˈoʃo/
      • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /meˈoʒo/

       

      • Syllabification: me‧o‧llo

      Noun

      meollo m (plural meollos)

      1. core, heart, crux (the most important part of something)
        Synonyms: fondo, punto crucial, lo esencial
      2. marrow (substance inside bones)
        Synonym: médula
      3. brain substance
        Synonyms: seso, cerebro

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