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mola.

millstone

4 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɔ.la/

  1. millstone

    feminine

  2. grindstone

    feminine

  3. honing

    feminine

  4. water mill; especially one of the mills once found adjacent Isola Tiberina

    feminine · historical

  5. angle grinder, disc grinder, side grinder (power tool with a perpendicular abrasive disc)

    colloquial · feminine

  6. bench grinder

    colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).

verb/ˈmɔ.la/

  1. inflection of molare: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person

  2. inflection of molare: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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