See also: Miglio

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Etymology edit

Italian miglio

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miglio (plural miglios or miglia)

  1. The Italian mile.

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Etymology 1 edit

Back-formation from the plural miglia, from Latin mīlia n pl (thousand) in the phrase mīlia passuum (thousand paces). Doublet of mille.

Noun edit

miglio m (plural miglia f)

  1. (units of measure) the Italian mile, a traditional unit of length derived from the Roman mile
  2. (units of measure) the international mile and other "mile" unit

Etymology 2 edit

From Latin milium, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (to grind, crush).

Noun edit

miglio m (plural migli)

  1. (foods) millet

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