moinha

Portuguese

Etymology

Possibly moer (“to grind”) + farinha (“flour”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈĩ.ɲɐ/ [moˈĩ.j̃ɐ], /ˈmuj̃.ɲɐ/ [ˈmuɪ̯̃.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈĩ.ɲɐ/ [moˈĩ.j̃ɐ], /ˈmuj̃.ɲɐ/ [ˈmuɪ̯̃.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈi.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmwi.ɲɐ/

Noun

moinha f (plural moinhas)

1. chaff (inedible part of grain)

Further reading

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