mulime

Galician

FWOTD – 29 October 2018

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mol (soft) + -ume. Compare mulir (to litter < to soften).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [muˈlimɪ]

Noun

mulime m (plural mulimes)

  1. dead brushwood used first for litter, then as a fertilizer
    Synonyms: esquilmo, estrume, louza, mulimada, valume
    • 1845, Vicente Turnes, Diálogo entre Silvestre Cajaraville e Domingo Magariños:
      Teño as cortes sin molime,
      E vou amañar o carro.
      I have no molime in the stables
      and have to repair the cart

Derived terms

  • mulimada

References

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