miolo

Verb

miolo

1. first-person singular present indicative form of miolar

Alternative forms

• meolo, molo

Etymology

14th century. From Vulgar Latin *medullum, from Latin medulla (“marrow”). Compare Spanish meollo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈolo̝/, /miˈɔlo̝/

Noun

miolo m (plural miolos)

1. crumb, soft part (of bread etc)

   Synonyms: miga, rafa

2. marrow

   Synonyms: medula, miolo dos ósos

3. core or kernel (usually soft)

   Synonyms: cerna, núcleo (usually hard)

4. (colloquial, in the plural) brain
   • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo (ed.), Crónica troiana. A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 692:

     Et despois que o uirõ ajuso, lançárõlle grandes pedras, en tal guisa que lle poserõ os ollos fora et os meolos da cabeça

     And after they saw him there under, they throw large boulders at him, so that his eyes and brain came out of his head

   Synonym: cerebro

5. (figuratively) judgement, reason

References

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

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *medullum, from Latin medulla (“marrow”). Compare Spanish meollo.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ˈo.lu/, /ˈmjo.lu/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmjo.lu/

Noun

miolo m (plural miolos)

1. crumb; soft part (of bread etc)
2. marrow
3. (botany) core; kernel (of a fruit)
4. (colloquial, in the plural) brain
5. (figuratively) judgement, reason