mijero

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish migero, from Latin mīlliārium (“milestone, Roman mile”), from mīlle (“1000”) in reference to the mile consisting of 1000 Roman paces.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: mi‧je‧ro

Noun

mijero m (plural mijeros)

(dated) Synonym of milla náutica, an international unit of length equal to exactly 1852 m
(historical) milepost

Further reading

“mijero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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