mó

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) millstone
2. (feminine) grindstone

Adj

clipping of maior (often combined with article)

Adv

very

Concepts

millstone

whetstone

hone

mill

Synonyms

afiadeira

Translations

mola

muela

molensteen

Mühlstein

Schleifstein

meule

slijpsteen

cote

macina

Wetzstein

mola

μυλόπετρα

mola

piedra de amolar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɔ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: mola

Cognate with Spanish: muela

Inherited from Latin: mōlēs

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese moo, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”). Cognate with Spanish muela.