moinho

Portuguese

moinho

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese moinno, moỹo, from Late Latin molīnum, from molīnus, from Latin molō.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iɲu

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈĩ.ɲu/ [moˈĩ.j̃u], /muˈĩ.ɲu/ [mʊˈĩ.j̃u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmwĩ.ɲu/ [ˈmwĩ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈĩ.ɲu/ [moˈĩ.j̃u], /muˈĩ.ɲu/ [mʊˈĩ.j̃u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmwĩ.ɲu/ [ˈmwĩ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈi.ɲo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmwi.ɲu/

• Hyphenation: mo‧i‧nho

Noun

moinho m (plural moinhos)

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

   Synonyms: engenho, moedor, moenda, 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