milho

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese millo (“millet”), from Latin milium (“millet”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).

Milho

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ʎu/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ʎo/

Noun

milho m (plural milhos)

(uncountable) maize (seeds of the plant Zea mays)
a single maize seed
a maize plant (Zea mays)
corncob (an ear of maize)

Coordinate terms

(Cereals) cereal; arroz, aveia, centeio, cevada, fonio, milhete/milheto, milho, sorgo, trigo, triticale

Derived terms

milhão (augmentative)
milhinho, milhozinho (diminutives)

Related terms

milhal
milharada
milharal

milheiral
milhete

Descendants

Afrikaans: mielie
- English: mielie, mealie

Verb

milho

First-person singular (eu) present indicative of milhar

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