anchir la mula

Mirandese

FWOTD – 12 November 2025

Etymology

Literally, to fill up the mule.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiɾ la ˈmula/ [ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiɾ lɐ ˈmu.lɐ] (Central)
  • IPA(key): /ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiɾ la ˈmula/ [ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃɨjɾ lɐ ˈmɨw.lɐ] (Sendinese)
  • Syllabification: anc‧hir la mu‧la

Verb

anchir la mula (first-person singular present incho la mula, first-person singular preterite anchi la mula, past participle anchido la mula)

  1. (idiomatic) to eat one's fill

References

  • Moisés, Pires (2004), “anchir la mula”, in Pequeno vocabulário Mirandês-Português [Small Mirandese-Portuguese Vocabulary], 2nd edition, Miranda do Douro: Câmara Municipal de Miranda do Douro, published 2019, →ISBN, page 60.