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molla

Pronunciation: [ˈmo̞.ʎə]

“molla” is a Catalan word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. crumb (soft interior of bread)
  2. crumb (small, broken-off piece of bread)
  3. softer part of the flesh (of people or animals)
  4. spring (elastic object)

In Catalan

  1. Part tova del pa en contraposició a la crosta que és més dura.
  2. Peça metàl·lica pensada perquè es pugui deformar en fer-hi força, però que quan la força de pressió desapareix, la peça torna a la seva forma original, arrossegant, si s'escau, alguna altra peça. Típicament, consisteix en un filferro torçat en alguna forma d'espiral.
  3. capellà
  4. mòllera pigada
  5. mòllera roquera

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan molla (note the older form meolla), from Latin medulla. Doublet of moll.

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