Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese miudo, earlier meudo, earlier mẽudo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin minūtus (diminished), perfect passive participle of minuō (I diminish). Doublet of minuto.

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Adjective

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miúdo (feminine miúda, masculine plural miúdos, feminine plural miúdas)

  1. small
    Synonym: pequeno
    • 1418, Ángel Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 95:
      Iten tordos et melrras cada hũu a coroado. Iten petos et pegas et agoanetas a quatro coroados cada ũu. Iten pasaros miudos et ouos a coroado.
      Item, thrushes and blackbirds, each one a crown. Item, woodpeckers and magpies and aguanetas [?], four crowns each one. Item, small birds and eggs, one crown.
  2. smallish
    Synonym: pequeneiro
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Noun

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miúdo m (plural miúdos, feminine miúda, feminine plural miúdas)

  1. (usually in the plural) child
    Synonyms: meniño, rapaz
  2. (usually in the plural) an internal organ used as offal (food)
    Synonym: miudanza

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miúdo

  1. lightly
    Antonyms: forte, gordo
    "Chove forte?" "Chove miúdo!""Is it raining hard?" "No, it rains lightly!"

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Portuguese

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /miˈu.du/ [mɪˈu.du], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmju.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /miˈu.do/ [mɪˈu.do], (faster pronunciation) /ˈmju.do/

  • Hyphenation: mi‧ú‧do

Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese miudo, earlier meudo, earlier mẽudo, from Latin minūtus (diminished), perfect passive participle of minuō (to diminish). Doublet of minuto.

Adjective

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miúdo (feminine miúda, masculine plural miúdos, feminine plural miúdas)

  1. very small
    Synonyms: pequeno, minúsculo, diminuto
    Antonyms: grande, graúdo, crescido
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:miúdo.

Noun

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miúdo m (plural miúdos, feminine miúda, feminine plural miúdas)

  1. (Portugal, Rio Grande do Sul) child
    Synonyms: criança, pequeno, rapaz, piá
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:miúdo.

Noun

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miúdo m (plural miúdos)

  1. (usually in the plural) an internal organ used as offal
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:miúdo.

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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miúdo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of miudar