mielo

See also: mięło

Esperanto

Etymology

From Romance terms such as French miel and Italian miele, both from Latin mel. Not to be confused with mjelo (“spinal cord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [miˈelo]

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• Rhymes: -elo
• Hyphenation: mi‧e‧lo

Noun

mielo (accusative singular mielon, plural mieloj, accusative plural mielojn)

1. honey

Related terms

• miela

 

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto mielo, French miel, Italian miele, Spanish miel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi̯elo/

Noun

mielo (plural mieli)

1. honey
   • Juergen Viol (tr.), La Evangelio segun Markus, I 6, page 2.

     Ioanes ma esis vestizita per kamelhari e portis ledra zono cirkum lua lumbi, ed il manjis lokusti e sovaja mielo.

     Now John was dressed in camelhair and wore a leather girdle round his loins, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

2. (figuratively) sweetness

Derived terms

• mielala (“honeyed, melliferous”)
• mielaquo (“hydromel, mead”)
• mielatra (“honeyed, melliferous”)
• mielifar (“to produce honey”)
• mielkuko (“gingerbread”)
• mielmixuro (“oxymel: a mixture of vinegar and honey”)
• mieloza (“honeyed, melliferous”)
• mieltempo (“honeymoon”)

 

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmjelo/ [ˈmje.lo]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: mie‧lo

Verb

mielo

1. first-person singular present indicative of melar