moinho

Meaning

mill (grinding apparatus or the building housing it)

Concepts

mill

mills

crushing

grind

grinder

milling machinery

Synonyms

moenda

moinhos

Translations

moulin

Mühle

molino

mulino

molen

molí

değirmen

μύλος

molin

molendinum

αλεστική μηχανή

طواحين

mola

مطحنة

Pronounced as (IPA)

/moˈĩ.ɲu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: molō

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese moinho, from Late Latin molīnum, from molīnus, from Latin molō. Compare Galician muíño, Spanish molino, French moulin, Catalan molí.

Sentences

O arco-íris da manhã não corre o moinho .

The morning rainbow does not run the mill.

Não funciona se o moinho estiver em pé e a língua estiver silenciosa .

It does not work if the mill is standing and the tongue is silent.