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miga.

crumb (small piece of bread, biscuit, cake, etc)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmi.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈmi.ɡɐ/Portugal[ˈmi.ɣɐ]Portugal/ˈmi.ɡɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. crumb (small piece of bread, biscuit, cake, etc)

    feminine
  2. a traditional Iberian dish consisting of leftover bread and various ingredients

    feminine · in-plural
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese miga, from Latin mīca (“crumb”). Doublet of mica.

noun/ˈmi.ɡɐ/Brazil/ˈmi.ɡɐ/Portugal[ˈmi.ɣɐ]Portugal/ˈmi.ɡɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. female friend

    endearing · feminine
Where this word comes from

Apheretic form of amiga.

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