migaja

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mīcācula, diminutive from Latin mīca (“crumb”). Synchronically miga +‎ -aja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈɡaxa/ [miˈɣ̞a.xa]
• Rhymes: -axa
• Syllabification: mi‧ga‧ja

Noun

migaja f (plural migajas)

1. crumb

   Synonym: miga

2. (figurative) a small amount

Derived terms

• desmigajar
• migajas
• migajón
• mijita

 

Further reading

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