moella

Galician

Alternative forms

• molexa, muella

Etymology

debated. Perhaps from Latin *molellia. Compare Portuguese moleja, moela and Spanish molleja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈeʎa̝/

Noun

moella f (plural moellas)

1. gizzard

   Synonym: moa

2. sweetbread (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially as food)

References

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