Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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debated. Perhaps from Latin *molellia. Compare Portuguese moleja, moela and Spanish molleja.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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moella f (plural moellas)

  1. gizzard
    Synonym: moa
  2. sweetbread (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially as food)

References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “molleja”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos