nemigalla

Old Portuguese

FWOTD – 30 December 2012

Etymology

From nen (“not even”) + *migalla (“crumb”); literally: not even a crumb.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nemiˈɡaʎa/

Adverb

nemigalla

absolutely nothing
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 178 (facsimile):
  ⁊ por aqueſta Razon leuou o Padre ſeu fillo por non ſaber nemigalla
  And for this reason the father took his son away, so he wouldn’t know anything.

Synonyms

nada

Descendants

Galician: nimigalla
Portuguese: nemigalha

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