miolo

Meaning

1. (masculine) crumb; soft part (of bread etc)
2. (masculine) marrow
3. (masculine) core; kernel (of a fruit)
4. (figuratively, masculine) core; kernel; essence (the most important part of a thing)
5. (figuratively, masculine) the center; the interior
6. (colloquial, in-plural, masculine) brain
7. (figuratively, masculine) judgement, reason
8. (Azores, Madeira, in-plural, masculine) crumbs

Concepts

core

crumb

insides

kernel

Synonyms

cérebro

🧠

cerne

Translations

Kern

Krume

Quintessenz

Kernel

πυρήνας

cœur

❤️

mie

noyau

🪨

mollica

nocciolo

🪨

gheriglio

binnenste

kern

almendra

núcleo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/miˈo.lu/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: meollo

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese meolo, from Late Latin *medullum, from medulla.
Doublet of medula
Compare Spanish meollo.