meollo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *medullum, from Latin medulla. Compare Portuguese miolo, Catalan moll, Italian midollo, French moelle.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /meˈoʝo/ [meˈo.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /meˈoʎo/ [meˈo.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /meˈoʃo/ [meˈo.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /meˈoʒo/ [meˈo.ʒo]

(most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -oʝo
(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -oʎo
(Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -oʃo
(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -oʒo

Syllabification: me‧o‧llo

Noun

meollo m (plural meollos)

core, heart, crux (the most important part of something)
Synonyms: fondo, punto crucial, lo esencial
marrow (substance inside bones)
Synonym: médula
brain substance
Synonyms: seso, cerebro

Further reading

“meollo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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