molienda

Latin

Participle

mōlienda

1. inflection of mōliendus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

mōliendā

1. ablative feminine singular of mōliendus

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin molenda, neuter plural gerund of molō. Compare Portuguese moenda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈljenda/ [moˈljẽn̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -enda
• Syllabification: mo‧lien‧da

Noun

molienda f (plural moliendas)

1. grist
2. grinding, milling
3. mill
4. tiredness
5. nuisance

Related terms

• moler

 

Further reading

• “molienda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28