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maino.

soft, weak, feeble, calm, tame

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈmajnʊ]
  1. soft, weak, feeble, calm, tame

Where this word comes from

Attested since 1838. Probably a deverbal adjective from amainar (“to calm down”), itself probably from Old Occitan amainà (“to tame, to calm down”), from Latin mansiō (“mansion, house”).

noun[ˈmajnʊ]
  1. ragworm (Hediste diversicolor); often used as bait in fishing

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Attested since 1838. Probably a deverbal adjective from amainar (“to calm down”), itself probably from Old Occitan amainà (“to tame, to calm down”), from Latin mansiō (“mansion, house”).

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