mijero
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish migero, from Latin mīlliārium (“milestone, Roman mile”), from mīlle (“thousand”) in reference to the mile consisting of a thousand Roman paces.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mijero m (plural mijeros)
- (dated) Synonym of milla náutica (an international unit of length equal to exactly 1 852 m)
- (historical) milepost
Further reading edit
- “mijero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014