molladura

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mollar (to wet, moisten) +‎ -dura. Compare Portuguese molhadura and Spanish mojadura.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

molladura f (plural molladuras)

  1. soaking
    • 1837, anonymous author, Coloquio na pontella da Chaínsa:
      anque fora para xûntar puchos para á cortaduria non rompia mais sapatos, nin levaba mais molladuras das que levou de casa en casa dos eleutores
      not even if it was to gather calves for the butcher shop had he broken more shoes or taken more soakings than what he took from house to house of the electors

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