molinilyo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• mulinilyo
• muninilyo — colloquial

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish molinillo, from molino (“mill”) + -illo. Compare Kapampangan muliniliu.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /moliˈniljo/ [mo.lɪˈn̪il.jo]
• Rhymes: -iljo
• Syllabification: mo‧li‧nil‧yo

Noun

molinilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜎᜒᜈᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

1. molinillo (whisk); chocolate beater

   Synonym: pangbati

2. handmill; grinder

Related terms

• molindero
• molinete
• molino
• mulinero
• remolino

 

See also

• batidor

Further reading

• “molinilyo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 715
• Calderón, Sofronio G. (1915) Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog (con partes de la oracion y pronunciacion figurada), Manila: Imprenta de J. Martínez, page 325.