mijero

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish migero, from Latin mīlliārium (“milestone, Roman mile”), from mīlle (“thousand”) in reference to the mile consisting of a thousand Roman paces.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈxeɾo/ [miˈxe.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: mi‧je‧ro

Noun

mijero m (plural mijeros)

1. (dated) Synonym of milla náutica (an international unit of length equal to exactly 1 852 m)
2. (historical) milepost

Further reading

• “mijero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014