milha

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈmi.ʎa/, /ˈmi.ʎɐ/

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese milla, from Latin mīlia, plural of mīlle (thousand), from Proto-Indo-European *(sm̥-)ǵʰéslo-.

Noun

milha f (plural milhas)

  1. mile (imperial unit of measure from length, equivalent to 1609.33 m)
  2. (Brazil, obsolete) unit of measure equivalent to 2200 m
Synonyms
  • (imperial mile): milha imperial, milha terrestre
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
  • milha aérea
  • milha marítima
  • milha romana

Etymology 2

From milho (maize), from Old Portuguese millo, from Latin milium (millet).

Noun

milha f (uncountable)

  1. maize straw

Verb

milha

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of milhar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of milhar
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