Wiktionary

mollo

See also: Mollo and mollò

French edit

Etymology edit

From mollement (“softly”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /mɔ.lo/
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Adverb edit

mollo

  1. (informal) softly, gently
    Synonym: doucement
    Vas-y mollo, c’est fragile ! ― Take it easy, it's fragile!

Further reading edit

Galician edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese mãollo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin manuc(u)lus, modified ultimately from Latin manipulus, diminutive of manus (“hand”). Cognate with Portuguese molho and Spanish manojo.

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

mollo m (plural mollos)

  1. bundle
    Synonyms: feixe, mada
  2. sheaf

Etymology 2 edit

Deverbal from mollar (“to wet”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

mollo m (plural mollos)

  1. sauce; marinade
    Synonyms: prebe, salsa
    Os quilos do mollo depende asegún grane o centeo, do grao que teña.
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  2. soak

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

mollo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mollar

References edit

  • “mãollo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “moollo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “mõollo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “mollo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “mollo 'monllo'” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “mollo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  • “monllo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Adjective edit

mollo (feminine molla, masculine plural molli, feminine plural molle)

  1. wet, damp, saturated, soaked

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

mollo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mollare

Related terms edit

Northern Sotho edit

Etymology edit

From Common Bantu *mʊ̀dɪ̀dò.

Noun edit

mollo

  1. fire

Sotho edit

Etymology edit

From Common Bantu *mʊ̀dɪ̀dò.

Noun edit

mollo class 3/4 (plural mello)

  1. fire
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