migalha

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• migalho

Etymology

From Iberian Vulgar Latin *mīcācula, from Latin mīca (“crumb”) + -culus (“diminutive suffix”), synchronically miga (“crumb”) +‎ -alha (“diminutive suffix”). Compare Galician migalla, Spanish migaja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /miˈɡa.ʎɐ/, [miˈɡa.ʎɐ]

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /miˈɡa.ʎɐ/, [miˈɣa.ʎɐ]

• Hyphenation: mi‧ga‧lha
• Rhymes: -aʎɐ

Noun

migalha f (plural migalhas)

1. crumb (small piece of bread, biscuit, cake, etc)

   Synonyms: farelo, micha, miga, partícula

2. very small quantity of objects

Antonyms

• (small quantity): bocado, monte

Related terms

• mica
• migalhar
• migalhas
• migalheiro
• migalhice