miga

See also: míga and Miga

Cebuano

Etymology

Initial clipping of amiga.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mi‧ga

Noun

miga

  1. a female friend
  2. an address to a female friend; a friendly placeholder name for a person one does not know

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪːɣa/
    Rhymes: -ɪːɣa

Noun

miga f (genitive singular migu, nominative plural migur)

  1. (vulgar) the act of pissing
  2. (vulgar) piss, urine

Declension


Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

miga m

  1. beast
  2. quadruped
  3. deer

Declension


Portuguese

migas (2)

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: mi‧ga

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese miga, from Latin mīca (crumb), from Proto-Italic *smīkā, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyg- (small, thin, delicate). Compare the borrowed doublet mica.

Noun

miga f (plural migas)

  1. crumb (small piece of bread, biscuit, cake, etc)
  2. (in the plural, cooking) A traditional Iberian dish consisting of leftover bread and various ingredients.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Clipping of amiga (female friend).

Noun

miga f (plural migas)

  1. (affectionate) female friend

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish miga, from Latin mīca (crumb), from Proto-Italic *smīkā, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyg- (small, thin, delicate). Compare the borrowed doublet mica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiɡa/, [ˈmiɣa]

Noun

miga f (plural migas)

  1. crumb (small piece which breaks off from baked food)
  2. essence, core (most significant feature of something)
  3. crumb, bit (small amount)

Synonyms

Derived terms

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