migalla

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Galician[edit]

Migallas

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mīcacula, diminutive from Latin mīca (“crumb”). Synchronically miga +‎ -alla.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

migalla f (plural migallas)

  1. crumb (a small piece which breaks off from baked food)
    Synonym: frangulla
  2. crumb (the soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust)
    Synonyms: miga, miolo, rafa
  3. (figurativelly) crumb (a bit, small amount)
    Synonyms: chisca, chisco

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References[edit]

  • “migalla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “migal” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “migalla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “migalla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “migalla” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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