moela

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *molella, diminutive of mola (“millstone”). Cognate with Galician moella and Spanish molleja.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈɛ.lɐ/, /muˈɛ.lɐ/ [mʊˈɛ.lɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmwɛ.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈɛ.lɐ/, /muˈɛ.lɐ/ [mʊˈɛ.lɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmwɛ.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈɛ.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmwɛ.lɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɛlɐ
• Hyphenation: mo‧e‧la

Noun

moela f (plural moelas)

1. gizzard (portion of the oesophagus of some animals where food is ground)

Related terms

• mó
• moinho

Further reading

• “moela”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “moela”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “moela”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
• “moela”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Sotho

Etymology

From ela.

Noun

moela class 3/4 (plural meela)

1. stream