Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈmweʝe/ [ˈmwe.ʝe]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /ˈmweʎe/ [ˈmwe.ʎe]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈmweʃe/ [ˈmwe.ʃe]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈmweʒe/ [ˈmwe.ʒe]

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  • Syllabification: mue‧lle

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin mollem (soft), from earlier *molduis, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (soft, weak), from *mel- (soft, weak, tender).

Adjective

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muelle m or f (masculine and feminine plural muelles)

  1. soft, mild
    Synonyms: mole, blando, suave
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Noun

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muelle m (plural muelles)

  1. spring (device made of flexible or coiled material)
    Synonym: resorte
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Catalan moll (mole, jetty), from Latin mōles (mass, mole, jetty). Cognate with English mole (massive structure used as a breakwater or pier). Compare Portuguese molhe.

Noun

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muelle m (plural muelles)

  1. wharf, quay, pier, dock
    Synonym: embarcadero
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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muelle m (plural muelles)

  1. Alternative form of molle (pepper tree)

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