meaja

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin medālia. Doublet of medalla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈaxa/ [meˈa.xa]
• Rhymes: -axa
• Syllabification: me‧a‧ja

Noun

meaja f (plural meajas)

1. a historical coin from Castile
2. a certain right demanded by judges for executions
3. small blood clot found in the yolk of a fertilized chicken egg

Further reading

• “meaja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014