migalha

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• migalho

Etymology

From Old Portuguese *migalla, from Hispanic Vulgar Latin *micalia, from Latin mīca (“crumb”). Alternatively derived from miga +‎ -alha.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ˈɡa.ʎa/, /mi.ˈɡa.ʎɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mi.ˈɣa.ʎɐ/

Noun

migalha f (plural migalhas)

1. crumb (small piece of bread, biscuit, cake, etc)
2. very small quantity of objects

Synonyms

• (crumb): farelo, micha, miga, partícula

Antonyms

• (small quantity): bocado, monte

Related terms

• mica
• migalhar
• migalhas
• migalheiro
• migalhice