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miga.

crumb (small piece)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmiɣa̝/

  1. crumb (small piece)

    feminine

  2. crumb (the soft internal portion of bread)

    feminine

  3. a trifle; a little

    feminine
    Cunha miguiña de sorte aínda chegaremos a tempo.

  4. a little time

    feminine
    Marchamos daquí a unha miga.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin mīca (“crumb”). Compare the borrowed doublet mica. Cognate with Portuguese miga and Spanish miga.

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