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muelle

/ˈmweʝe/

adjective/ˈmweʝe/

soft, mild

Synonyms: mole, blando, suave

Related: muellemente

Inherited from Latin mollem (“soft”), from earlier *molduis, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”), from *mel- (“soft, weak, tender”).

noun, masculine/ˈmweʝe/plural: muelles

spring (device made of flexible or coiled material)

Synonyms: resorte

Related: colchón de muelles, rompemuelles, sombrero de muelles

Inherited from Latin mollem (“soft”), from earlier *molduis, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”), from *mel- (“soft, weak, tender”).

noun, masculine/ˈmweʝe/plural: muelles

wharf, quay, pier, dock

Synonyms: embarcadero

Borrowed from Catalan moll (“mole, jetty”), from Latin mōles (“mass, mole, jetty”). Cognate with English mole (“massive structure used as a breakwater or pier”). Compare Portuguese molhe.