moega

Estonian

Noun

moega

1. comitative singular of mood

Galician

Alternative forms

• moiega, moxega, muega, muñega, muxega

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from moer (“to mill”) or either from moio (“modius”) + -ego.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈɛɣa̝/

Noun

moega f (plural moegas)

1. hopper

   Synonyms: caixón, tremoia

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “moega”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “moega”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “moega”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• "muxega" in Lorenzo Fernández, Secundino, Dicionario fluvial.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• moxega, moxeca

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from moer (“to mill”) or either from moio (“modius”) + -ego.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmwɛ.ɡɐ/ [ˈmwɛ.ɣɐ]

• Hyphenation: mo‧e‧ga

Noun

moega f (plural moegas)

1. mill hopper

Further reading

• “moega”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “moega”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025