milhar

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin mīlliāris, from Latin mīlliārius (a thousand paces).

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /miˈʎaɾ | mɨˈʎaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /miˈʎa.ɾi | mɨˈʎa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: mi‧lhar

Noun

milhar m (plural milhares)

  1. thousand

Etymology 2

From milho (maize) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /miˈʎaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /miˈʎa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: mi‧lhar

Verb

milhar (first-person singular present milho, first-person singular preterite milhei, past participle milhado)

  1. (rare, obsolete outside southern Brazil) to feed animals maize
    Synonym: amilhar
Conjugation

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