milha
English
editEtymology
editFrom Portuguese milha (“Portuguese mile”), from Latin mīlia (“Roman mile”), plural of mīlle (“thousand”) from its length of 1000 Roman paces, from Proto-Indo-European *(sm̥-)ǵʰéslo-. Doublet of mile and milla.
Noun
editmilha (plural milhas)
- (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of distance, equivalent to about 1481.5, 1851.9, or 2057.6 m depending on the league used.
Synonyms
edit- Portuguese mile, mile (Portuguese contexts)
Coordinate terms
editAnagrams
editOld Galician-Portuguese
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin mīlia, plural of mīlle (“thousand”).
Noun
editmilha m (plural milhas)
- mile (customary unit derived from the Roman mile)
Descendants
editFurther reading
editPortuguese
editPronunciation
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- Rhymes: -iʎɐ
- Hyphenation: mi‧lha
Etymology 1
editInherited from Old Galician-Portuguese milha, from Latin mīlia,[1][2] plural of mīlle (“thousand”) from its length of 1000 Roman paces, from Proto-Indo-European *(sm̥-)ǵʰéslo-. Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Catalan milla.
Noun
editmilha f (plural milhas)
- (historical) milha, Portuguese mile, a traditional unit of distance equivalent to about 1481.5, 1851.9, or 2057.6 m depending on the number of equatorial degrees per league
- English or American mile, a unit of distance equivalent to about 1.61 km
- Synonyms: milha imperial, milha terrestre
- Coordinate terms: pé, jarda
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom milho (“maize”), from Old Galician-Portuguese millo, from Latin milium (“millet”).
Noun
editmilha f (uncountable)
Related terms
editEtymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editmilha
- inflection of milhar:
References
edit- ^ “milha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- ^ “milha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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