migalla

Galician

Migallas

Alternative forms

• migalha (reintegrationist)
• mincalla (NW Galicia)

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mīcacula, diminutive from Latin mīca (“crumb”). Synchronically miga +‎ -alla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [miˈɣaʎa̝]

Noun

migalla f (plural migallas)

1. crumb (a small piece which breaks off from baked food)

   Synonym: frangulla

2. crumb (the soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust)

   Synonyms: miga, miolo, rafa

3. (figuratively) crumb (a bit, small amount)

   Synonyms: chisca, chisco

Derived terms

• migallo

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “migalla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “migal”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “migalla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “migalla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “migalla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “migalla”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024