moleja

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈle.ʒɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈle.ʒa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈlɐ(j).ʒɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈle.ʒɐ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈle.ʒɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈle.ʒɐ/

Noun

moleja f (plural molejas)

sweetbread (pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially as food)

Further reading

“moleja”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“moleja”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026