moella

Galician

Alternative forms

• molexa, muella

Etymology

debated. Perhaps from Latin *molellia. Compare Portuguese moleja, moela and Spanish molleja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈeʎa̝/

Noun

moella f (plural moellas)

1. gizzard

   Synonym: moa

2. sweetbread (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially as food)

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “moleja”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “moleja”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “moella” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “moella” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “moella” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.