miqueta

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Catalan

Etymology

From mica +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

Noun

miqueta f (plural miquetes)

  1. diminutive of mica; a tiny bit, a hint
    • 2016, Claudi Mans, Química de cada dia, La. Com la química ens ajuda a comprendre la cuina i moltes altres coses (2a edició), Edicions Universitat Barcelona, →ISBN, page 47:
      A la tassa hi ha una miqueta de llet (una miqueta menys d'una culleradeta, perquè hi haurà una miqueta del cafè).
      In the mug there's a splash of milk (a tiny bit less than a teaspoon, because there will already be a tiny bit from the coffee).

Further reading

  • “miqueta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.