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Galician
Noun
migalha f (plural migalhas, reintegrationist norm)
- reintegrationist spelling of migalla
Further reading
- “migalha” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mīcacula, diminutive from Latin mīca (“crumb”). Synchronically miga + -alha.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aʎɐ
- Hyphenation: mi‧ga‧lha
Noun
migalha f (plural migalhas)
- crumb (small piece of bread, biscuit, cake, etc)
- Synonyms: farelo, micha, miga, partícula
- very small quantity of objects
- Antonyms: bocado, monte
Further reading