menudiello

Old Spanish

Etymology

From menudo (“small, fine”) +‎ -iello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /menuˈdjeʎo/

Adjective

menudiello m (feminine menudiella, masculine plural menudiellos, feminine plural menudiellas)

1. Diminutive of menudo; minute, minuscule.
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 16v:

     […] ⁊ en beuiendo lo fazen ſe en ella unas ampollas menudiellas.

     […] and when drinking it, very small blisters form on its surface.

   • Idem, 49v.

     Eſta es toda forada ⁊ fecha en forma de guſanos menudiellos. De color es uermeia mezclada con pardo […]

     It is covered with holes all over and seems to be made from minute worms. Its color is red mixed with dun […]

Descendants

• Spanish: menudillo