[ˈmiʎʊ]
OrixeInherited from Old Galician-Portuguese milho, from Latin milium (“millet”). In the 17th-19th century the name passed to be applied to a new crop, the American maize, whilst millet became known as millo miúdo (literally “little maize”). Compare Portuguese milho.
- dated, masculinemillet
“afreto de vos Juan de Bayona, marineiro, besiño da villa de Pontevedra, que sodes presente, a barcha que dizen por nome San Salvador, que Deus salve, de que vos sodes mestre, para que prasendo a Deus,”
- masculinemaize, corn (plant)
- masculinethe grain from maize
Formasmillos(plural) · milho(alternative)
Fonte: Wikcionario