moega

Galician
Moega e muíño ("hopper and mill")
Moega ("hopper")

Alternative forms
  • moiega, moxega, muega, muñega, muxega

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from moer (“to mill”) or either from moio (“modius”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /moˈɛɣa̝/

Noun

moega f (plural moegas)

  1. hopper
    Synonyms: caixón, tremoia

References
  • “moega” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “moega” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “moega” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  • "muxega" in Lorenzo Fernández, Secundino, Dicionario fluvial.
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