Polyglot Dictionary

miga

/ˈmiɣa/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las migas

Meaning

  1. crumb

    • Hay migas de pan en la mesa.

      There are bread crumbs on the table.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

migaja

miga is the soft inner part of bread, its crumb texture; migaja specifically means a small crumb or fragment that falls off.

Similar in other languages

French

miette

miette is the French word for the same thing — both mean "crumb."

Portuguese

migalha

migalha is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "crumb."

Practice

1 What does miga mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hay ___ de pan en la mesa.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches miga?

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