muelle

Spanish

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈmweʝe/ [ˈmwe.ʝe]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈmweʎe/ [ˈmwe.ʎe]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈmweʃe/ [ˈmwe.ʃe]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈmweʒe/ [ˈmwe.ʒe]

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  • (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -eʝe
  • (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -eʎe
  • (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -eʃe
  • (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -eʒe

  • Syllabification: mue‧lle

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin mollem (“soft”), from earlier *molduis, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”), from *mel- (“soft, weak, tender”).

Adjective

muelle m or f (masculine and feminine plural muelles)

  1. soft, mild
    Synonyms: mole, blando, suave
Derived terms

Noun

muelle m (plural muelles)

  1. spring (device made of flexible or coiled material)
    Synonym: resorte
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Catalan moll (“mole, jetty”), from Latin mōles (“mass, mole, jetty”). Cognate with English mole (“massive structure used as a breakwater or pier”). Compare Portuguese molhe.

Noun

muelle m (plural muelles)

  1. wharf, quay, pier, dock
    Synonym: embarcadero
Hyponyms

Noun

muelle m (plural muelles)

  1. Alternative form of molle (“pepper tree”)

Further reading
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