mijo

See also: m'ijo

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.ʒu/

  • Hyphenation: mi‧jo

Noun

mijo m (plural mijos)

  1. (mildly vulgar) piss (urine)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mijo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mijar

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmixo/ [ˈmi.xo]
  • Rhymes: -ixo
  • Syllabification: mi‧jo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin milium (“millet”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”). Doublet of millo.

Noun

mijo m (plural mijos)

  1. millet
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Contraction of mi hijo (“my son”).

Alternative forms

Noun

mijo m (plural mijos, feminine mija, feminine plural mijas)

  1. (colloquial, Chile) darling
  2. (colloquial, Mexico, Colombia) friend, guy
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:tío
Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: miho

Further reading

West Makian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.d͡ʒo/

Noun

mijo

  1. fear

References
  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics
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