moega

Galician

Moega e muíño ("hopper and mill")

Moega ("hopper")

Alternative forms

• moiega, moxega, muega, muñega, muxega

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from moer (“to mill”) or either from moio (“modius”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈɛɣa̝/

Noun

moega f (plural moegas)

1. hopper

   Synonyms: caixón, tremoia

References

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• “moega” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• "muxega" in Lorenzo Fernández, Secundino, Dicionario fluvial.