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Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
debated. Perhaps from Latin *molellia. Compare Portuguese moleja, moela and Spanish molleja.
Pronunciation
Noun
moella f (plural moellas)
- gizzard
- Synonym: moa
- sweetbread (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially as food)
References
- “moleja” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “moleja” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “moella” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “moella” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “moella” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.