English Explanatory Dictionary

milla

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Spanish mile, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to about 1.4 km.

Word forms

milla millas

Etymology

From Spanish milla (“Spanish mile”), from Latin mīlia (“Roman mile”), plural of mīlle (“1000”) in reference to its composition of 1000 Roman paces. Doublet of mile and milha.

Synonyms

Spanish mile mile
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