migaja

Spanish

Etymology

Diminutive form of miga (“crumb”), with the suffix -aja; alternatively, from a Hispanic Vulgar Latin *micalia, from Latin mīca (“crumb”). Compare Portuguese migalha, Galician migalla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈɡaxa/ [miˈɣ̞a.xa]

Noun

migaja f (plural migajas)

1. crumb

Synonyms

• miga

Derived terms

• desmigajar

Related terms

• migajas