See also: Milla and millä

English edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish milla (Spanish mile), from Latin mīlia (Roman mile), plural of mīlle (1000) in reference to its composition of 1000 Roman paces. Doublet of mile and milha.

Noun edit

milla (plural millas)

  1. (historical) Spanish mile, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to about 1.4 km.

Synonyms edit

Coordinate terms edit

  • pie (15000 milla), paso (11000 milla), legua (3 millas)

Catalan edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

milla f (plural milles)

  1. mile, English unit of distance
  2. (historical) milla, Spanish mile

Lombard edit

Etymology edit

From mille.

Numeral edit

milla

  1. thousand

Quechua edit

Noun edit

milla

  1. disgust, revulsion
  2. repulsion, aversion
  3. nausea
  4. instep

Declension edit

See also edit

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin mīlia (Roman mile), plural of mīlle (thousand) in reference to its composition of a thousand Roman paces. In reference to the English unit, calqued from English mile. Cognate with Catalan milla and Portuguese milha.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈmiʝa/ [ˈmi.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈmiʎa/ [ˈmi.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈmiʃa/ [ˈmi.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈmiʒa/ [ˈmi.ʒa]

 
  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

  • Syllabification: mi‧lla

Noun edit

milla f (plural millas)

  1. English or American mile (a unit of distance equivalent to about 1.6 km)
  2. (historical) milla, Spanish mile (a traditional unit of distance equivalent to 1,000 pasos, about 1.4 km)

Coordinate terms edit

  • (English unit): pie (15280 milla), yarda (11760 milla)
  • (Spanish unit): pie (15000 milla), paso (11000 milla), legua (3 millas)

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