Masculine

miglio

Meaning

  1. (masculine) the Italian mile, a traditional unit of length derived from the Roman mile
  2. (masculine) the international mile and other "mile" unit

Synonyms

miglio nautico

miglio terrestre inglese

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
mì‧glio
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmiʎ.ʎo/
Etymology

Back-formation from the plural miglia, from Latin mīlia n pl (“thousand”) in the phrase mīlia passuum (“thousand paces”). Doublet of mille.

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