mealha

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈa.ʎɐ/, /miˈa.ʎɐ/ [mɪˈa.ʎɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmja.ʎɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈa.ʎɐ/, /miˈa.ʎɐ/ [mɪˈa.ʎɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmja.ʎɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /meˈa.ʎa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmja.ʎɐ/

• Hyphenation: me‧a‧lha

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese mealla, from Early Medieval Latin medālia (“middle; half a denarius”), ultimately from Latin medius. Doublet of medalha, which was borrowed through Italian.

Noun

mealha f (plural mealhas)

1. a mediaeval Portuguese coin
2. a coin of little value
3. a crumb

Etymology 2

Verb

mealha

1. inflection of mealhar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative