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meollo

Pronunciation: /meˈoʝo/

“meollo” is a Spanish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. core, heart, crux (the most important part of something)
  2. marrow (substance inside bones)
  3. brain substance

In Spanish

  1. Masa nerviosa contenida en el cráneo, seso.
  2. Miga del centro del pan francés o similar.
  3. Corazón del árbol. También llamado médula, cierno, o esmolde.
  4. Parte sustancial y compleja de algo. Enjundia. Por similitud al centro neurálgico del árbol, con multitud de terminaciones nerviosas.
  5. Parte blanca y correosa de la piel de los hesperidios correspondiente al mesocarpio. Es altamente rica en pectina.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish meollo, from Late Latin *medullum, from Latin medulla. Compare Portuguese miolo, Catalan moll, Italian midollo, French moelle.

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