Spanish Conversation · Level 22
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Spanish word
molino
Pronunciation
IPA/moˈlino/
Meaning
- masculine nounflour mill
Example
En el pueblo hay un molino antiguo.
There is an old flour mill in the village.
More examples
El molino de viento gira al atardecer.
The windmill turns at dusk.
Core concept
Stone mill with a central pair of millstones turned by an axle.
Common phrases
molino de viento
windmill
molino de agua
watermill
molino de harina
flour mill
Similar words
molino de viento: Wind-powered building whose sails turn to drive millstones that grind grain into flour.
molino de agua: Water-powered building where a waterwheel or flowing stream turns an axle to grind grain into flour.
molienda: Process or work of grinding grain into flour.
Definition in Spanish
Edificio o elemento, como un molino de viento, usado para moler grano y frecuentemente presente en nombres de lugares o contextos históricos.
Word origin
From Latin molīnum, ultimately from molere 'to crush or grind', naming both the grinding device and the building that contains it.
Usage tips
- In everyday Spanish molino can mean either the grinding machine or the building that contains it, so context determines whether it refers to the mechanism or the place.
Other meanings
- windmillnoun
- grindernoun
Related words
- molineromillernoun
- molinillosmall grindernoun