mollo

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See also: Mollo and mollò

French

Etymology

From mollement (“softly”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔ.lo/
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Adverb

mollo

  1. (informal) softly, gently
    Synonym: doucement
    Vas-y mollo, c’est fragile ! ― Take it easy, it's fragile!

Further reading

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese mãollo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin manuc(u)lus, modified ultimately from Latin manipulus, diminutive of manus (“hand”). Cognate with Portuguese molho and Spanish manojo.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

mollo m (plural mollos)

  1. bundle
    Synonyms: feixe, mada
  2. sheaf

Etymology 2

Deverbal from mollar (“to wet”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mollo m (plural mollos)

  1. sauce; marinade
    Synonyms: prebe, salsa
    Os quilos do mollo depende asegún grane o centeo, do grao que teña.
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  2. soak

Etymology 3

Verb

mollo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mollar

References

  • “mãollo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “moollo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “mõollo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “mollo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “mollo 'monllo'” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “mollo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  • “monllo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

mollo (feminine molla, masculine plural molli, feminine plural molle)

  1. wet, damp, saturated, soaked

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mollo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mollare

Related terms

Northern Sotho

Etymology

From Common Bantu *mʊ̀dɪ̀dò.

Noun

mollo

  1. fire

Sotho

Etymology

From Common Bantu *mʊ̀dɪ̀dò.

Noun

mollo class 3/4 (plural mello)

  1. fire
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