mueyu

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • muechu (South-Western Asturias)
  • mueu (Cuideiru)
  • muöchu (A Estierna)

Etymology 1

Deverbal from moyar (“to wet; to water”), cf. Portuguese molho, Galician mollo and Mirandese muolho.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmweʝu/ [ˈmwe.ʝu]
  • Rhymes: -eʝu
  • Syllabification: mue‧yu

Noun 1

mueyu m (uncountable)

  1. sauce
    Synonym: salsa
  2. soaking
    Synonym: moyadura

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Uncertain

Noun 1

mueyu m (plural mueyos)

  1. Portuguese ibex, Capra pyrenaica lusitanica, an extinct goat species from northwestern Iberia

Further reading

  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “mueyu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • “mueyu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
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