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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
mijo m (plural mijos)
- (mildly vulgar) piss
- Synonyms: (less vulgar) xixi, chichi
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
mijo
- first-person singular present indicative of mijar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmixo/
- Rhymes: -ixo
- Syllabification: mi‧jo
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin milium (“millet”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”). Doublet of millo.
Noun
mijo m (plural mijos)
- millet
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Contraction of mi hijo (“my son”).
Noun
mijo m (plural mijos, feminine mija, feminine plural mijas)
- (colloquial, Chile) darling
- (colloquial, Mexico, Colombia) friend, guy
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:tío
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
West Makian
Pronunciation
Noun
mijo
- fear
References
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary, Pacific linguistics