mumuja

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈmuxa/ [muˈmu.xa]
• Rhymes: -uxa
• Syllabification: mu‧mu‧ja

Noun

mumuja f (plural mumujas)

1. (El Salvador, Honduras) crumb

   Synonyms: migaja, miga

2. (colloquial, El Salvador) low-denomination physical money (in the form of banknotes or coins)

   Fui al banco y me dieron pura mumuja.

   I went to the bank and they gave me just low-denomination money.

Further reading

• “mumuja” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010