milha

== English == === Etymology === From Portuguese milha (“Portuguese mile”), from Latin mīlia (“Roman mile”), plural of mīlle (“thousand”) from its length of 1000 Roman paces, from Proto-Indo-European *(sm̥-)ǵʰéslo-. Doublet of mile and milla. === Noun === milha (plural milhas) (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of distance, equivalent to about 1481.5, 1851.9, or 2057.6 m depending on the league used. ==== Synonyms ==== Portuguese mile, mile (Portuguese contexts) ==== Coordinate terms ==== estadio (⅛ milha), legua (3 milhas) === Anagrams === milah, MAHLI, Ilham, halim, Mihal, Halim, Hamil, Malhi, Hilma == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin mīlia, plural of mīlle (“thousand”). === Noun === milha m (plural milhas) mile (customary unit derived from the Roman mile) ==== Descendants ==== Galician: milla Portuguese: milha === Further reading === Universo Cantigas - "milha" == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -iʎɐ Hyphenation: mi‧lha === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese milha, from Latin mīlia, plural of mīlle (“thousand”) from its length of 1000 Roman paces, from Proto-Indo-European *(sm̥-)ǵʰéslo-. Cognate with Galician, Spanish, and Catalan milla. ==== Noun ==== milha f (plural milhas) (historical) milha, Portuguese mile, a traditional unit of distance equivalent to about 1481.5, 1851.9, or 2057.6 m depending on the number of equatorial degrees per league Coordinate terms: estádio, légua English or American mile, a unit of distance equivalent to about 1.61 km Synonyms: milha imperial, milha terrestre Coordinate terms: pé, jarda ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From milho (“maize”), from Old Galician-Portuguese millo, from Latin milium (“millet”). ==== Noun ==== milha f (uncountable) maize straw ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== milha inflection of milhar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === References === === Further reading === “milha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026