muela

Meaning

moler

  1. (transitive) to grind, to mill
  2. (figuratively, transitive) to grind down, to wear out, to tire out
  3. (Guatemala, Mexico, colloquial, transitive) to annoy, to bother
  4. (Colombia, colloquial, intransitive) to toil, to work hard
  5. (El-Salvador, Nicaragua, colloquial, transitive) to screw (have sex with)

Synonyms

diente molar

amoladera

piedra de afilar

piedra de amolar

piedra de batán

betuloide

canelo de páramo

foike

foye

quiebra muela

árbol sagrado del pueblo mapuche

aguzadera

Frequency

21k
Hyphenated as
mue‧la
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmwela/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Latin mola (“millstone”), from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).

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