muelle

Spanish

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈmweʝe/ [ˈmwe.ʝe]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈmweʝe/ [ˈmwe.ʝe]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈmweʎe/ [ˈmwe.ʎe]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈmweʃe/ [ˈmwe.ʃe]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈmweʒe/ [ˈmwe.ʒe]

Etymology 1

From Latin mollis, mollem (“soft”), from earlier *molduis, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)moldus (“soft, weak”), from *mel- (“soft, weak, tender”).

Adjective

muelle m or f (masculine and feminine plural muelles)

1. soft, mild

Synonyms

• mole
• blando

Noun

muelle m (plural muelles)

1. spring (device made of flexible or coiled material)

Synonyms

• resorte

Derived terms

• rompemuelles

 

Related terms

• mojar
• mullir

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Catalan moll (“mole, jetty”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin mōles (“mass, mole, jetty”).

Noun

muelle m (plural muelles)

1. wharf, quay, pier, dock

Synonyms

• embarcadero

Hyponyms

• muelle de carga (“loading dock”)

Related terms

• mole

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001