migalla
Galician
/miˈɣaʎa̝/
noun
Definitions
- crumb a small piece which breaks off from baked food
- crumb the soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust
- (figurativelly) crumb a bit, small amount
Etymology
Inherited from Latin *mīcācula, mīca (crumb, morsel, grain, bit) suf from Galician miga (crumb).
Origin
Galician
miga
Gloss
crumb
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mica English
- micaceous English
- *mica Latin
- *micca Latin
- *mīcācula Latin
- micella Latin
- micidus Latin
- mīca Latin
- mīcha Latin
- mica Italian
- micella Italian
- mica French
- micelle French
- desmigajar Spanish, Castilian
- mica Spanish, Castilian
- miga Spanish, Castilian
- migaja Spanish, Castilian
- mica Portuguese
- micela Portuguese
- miga Portuguese
- migalha Portuguese
- mie Old French
- esmigallar Galician
- mica Galician
- miga Galician
- dumica Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- miga Old Portuguese
- dinjic Aromanian
- Miigge Alemannic German
- *smīkā Proto-Italic
- miga Old Spanish