muelle

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === Syllabification: mue‧lle === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin mollem (“soft”), from earlier *molduis, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”), from *mel- (“soft, weak, tender”). ==== Adjective ==== muelle m or f (masculine and feminine plural muelles) soft, mild Synonyms: mole, blando, suave ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Noun ==== muelle m (plural muelles) spring (device made of flexible or coiled material) Synonym: resorte ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Catalan moll (“mole, jetty”), from Latin mōles (“mass, mole, jetty”). Cognate with English mole (“massive structure used as a breakwater or pier”). Compare Portuguese molhe. ==== Noun ==== muelle m (plural muelles) wharf, quay, pier, dock Synonym: embarcadero ===== Hyponyms ===== muelle de carga (“loading dock”) ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== muelle m (plural muelles) alternative form of molle (“pepper tree”) === Further reading === “muelle”, 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