el
masculine
/moˈlino/
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Translation
mill, windmill
Word origin
From Late Latin molinum, from Latin mola ('millstone'), from molere ('to grind'). The same root gives English 'mill' and 'molar'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- molinum
- English cognates
- mill, molar
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralmolinos
Examples
muele .
The old mill still grinds the village's wheat.
Quijote confundió .
Don Quixote mistook the windmills for giants.
aspas .
The sails of the windmill turned in the wind.
¿ colina?
Have you seen the white windmills on the hill?
¡ !
How lovely the mill looks at sunset!
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