mitad

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === metad (archaic) meitad (disused) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish meitad, meytat, meetat, from Late Latin medietātem (compare Catalan meitat, French moitié, Italian metà, Portuguese metade), from Latin medius (“mean, middle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /miˈtad/ [miˈt̪að̞] Rhymes: -ad Syllabification: mi‧tad === Noun === mitad f (plural mitades) (fractional number) half tres mitades ― three halves (3⁄2) la mitad del pastel ― half of the cake ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “mitad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025