maias

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Estonian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *makjas, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *smakjaz.

Adjective[edit]

maias

  1. greedy for something; gluttonous

Mirandese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

maias f pl

  1. chestnuts eaten during May Day, in belief that they will bring luck and prevent headaches in the coming year

References[edit]

  • “maias” in Amadeu Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona Ferreira, Dicionário Mirandês-Português, 2nd edition, 2006.

Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

maias m or f

  1. plural of maia