milho

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin milium (“millet”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ʎo/

Noun

milho m (plural milhos)

millet (a group of various types of grass or its grains)

Descendants

Galician: millo
Portuguese: milho (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

Universo Cantigas - "milho"

Portuguese

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ʎu/

(Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ju/
Rhymes: -iʎu
Hyphenation: mi‧lho

Etymology 1

Milho

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese milho (“millet”), from Latin milium (“millet”). Compare Galician millo and Spanish mijo.

Noun

milho m (plural milhos)

(uncountable) maize (seeds of the plant Zea mays)
a single maize seed
a maize plant (Zea mays)
corncob (an ear of maize)

Coordinate terms

(Cereals) cereal; arroz, aveia, centeio, cevada, fonio, milhete/milheto, milho, sorgo, trigo, triticale

Derived terms

milhã
milhal
milharada
milharal
milheiral
milhinho
milhito

Related terms

milheto

Descendants

Afrikaans: mielie
- English: mielie, mealie

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

milho

first-person singular present indicative of milhar

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