Reconstruction:Old Portuguese/migalla

This Old Portuguese entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Hispanian Vulgar Latin *micalia, from Latin mīca (“crumb”). Compare Spanish migaja.

Noun

*migalla f (plural *migallas)

crumb (small piece which breaks off from baked food)

Derived terms

nemigalla

Descendants

Galician: migalla
Portuguese: migalha

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