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Where does “mexilhão” come from?

mexilhão (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese mixillon.

mexilhão (Portuguese): mussel; vagina

Definitions

  1. mussel; vagina

Ancestry of “mexilhão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemixillon—

Words derived from “mexilhão”

  • mejillón
Every word from Old Portuguese mixillon →