millo

Galician

Millo
Millo miúdo

Etymology

From Latin milium (“millet”). In the 17th-19th century the name passed to be applied to a new crop, the American maize, whilst millet became known as millo miúdo (literally “little maize”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiʎo̝/

Noun

millo m (plural millos)

  1. (dated) millet
  2. maize, corn (plant)
  3. the grain from maize

Synonyms

  • millarenga
  • millarengo
  • millo miúdo

References

  • “millo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “millo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • “millo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “millo” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  • “millo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

    Inari Sami

    Etymology

    Related to Northern Sami millu.

    Noun

    millo

    1. mill

    Inflection

    Inflection of millo
    singular plural
    Nominative millo miloh
    Accusative milo milloid
    Genitive milo miloi
    Illative miilon milloid
    Locative milloost miloin
    Comitative milloin miloiguin
    Abessive milottáá miloittáá
    Essive millon —
    Partitive millod —

    Further reading

    Old Portuguese

    Etymology

    From Latin milium (“millet”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmi.ʎo/

    Noun

    millo m (plural millos)

    1. millet (a group of various types of grass or its grains)

    Descendants

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