moltura

Spanish

Alternative forms

• moldura (dialectal)

Etymology

Probably formed from *muelto a hypothetical old past participle of moler (cf. Latin molitus), and the suffix -ura (compare Catalan mòlt as the past participle of moldre, Old French mols, mous for moldre, moudre, etc.) Alternatively, possibly corresponds to a Vulgar Latin *molitūra (compare French mouture, Friulian muldure), from Latin molitus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /molˈtuɾa/ [mol̪ˈt̪u.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: mol‧tu‧ra

Noun

moltura f (plural molturas)

1. the action and effect of grinding grains or fruits

Related terms

• moler

 

Further reading

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