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

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “moleja”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “moella”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN