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muela.

molar (back tooth)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmwela/[ˈmwe.la]

  1. molar (back tooth)

    feminine

  2. tooth (generally)

    feminine · informal · plural-normally

  3. millstone

    feminine

  4. grindstone, whetstone

    feminine

  5. long and boring conversation

    Cuba · Dominican-Republic · feminine

  6. gluttony

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *molh₂éh₂ Proto-Italic *molā Latin mola Old Spanish muela Spanish muela Inherited from Old Spanish muela (“millstone”), from Latin mola.

verb/ˈmwela/[ˈmwe.la]

  1. inflection of moler: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of moler: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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