moinho

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• munho (dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese moinho, from Late Latin molīnum, from molīnus, from Latin molō. Compare Galician muíño, Spanish molino, French moulin, Catalan molí.

Pronunciation

 

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

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈĩ.ɲu/ [moˈĩ.j̃u], /ˈmuj̃.ɲu/ [ˈmuɪ̯̃.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈi.ɲo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmwi.ɲu/

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• Rhymes: -iɲu
• Hyphenation: mo‧i‧nho

Noun

moinho m (plural moinhos)

1. mill (grinding apparatus or the building housing it)

   Synonyms: engenho, moenda

2. (chiefly Portugal) grinder (kitchen gadget)

   Synonyms: moedor, triturador

Derived terms

• águas passadas não movem moinhos
• moinho d'água
• moinho de vento

Related terms

• mó
• moedeira
• moedor
• moela
• moenda
• moente
• moer
• moinha
• moleiro

Further reading

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