Spanish word

miel

Pronunciation

IPA/mjel/

Meaning

  • feminine nounhoney

Example

¿Quieres miel en tu té?

Do you want honey in your tea?

Illustration for miel (honey)

More examples

Añade una cucharada de miel al yogur para endulzarlo.

Add a tablespoon of honey to the yogurt to sweeten it.

Core concept

Golden viscous sweet liquid produced by bees.

Common phrases

  • cucharada de miel

    a tablespoon of honey

  • tostada con miel

    toast with honey

  • tarro de miel

    jar of honey

Similar words

azúcar: Fine white granulated sweetener commonly added to food and drinks.
jarabe: Concentrated sweet liquid with a syrupy texture for culinary or medicinal use.
melaza: Dark, molasses-like syrup obtained from refining sugarcane.

Definition in Spanish

Sustancia dulce y viscosa que las abejas elaboran a partir del néctar y que se usa como alimento y edulcorante.

Word origin

From Latin mel (genitive mellis), the ancestral word for honey that developed into Spanish miel through regular Romance sound changes.

Usage tips

  • Feminine and usually uncountable in Spanish, so speakers say la miel and quantify it with containers or measures such as un tarro de miel or una cucharada de miel.

Opposites

  • amargorbitternessnoun

Related words

  • mielerohoney sellernoun
  • mielosocloyingadjective

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