moella
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
debated. Perhaps from Latin *molellia. Compare Portuguese moleja, moela and Spanish molleja.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
moella f (plural moellas)
- gizzard
- Synonym: moa
- 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