Etymology

molinillo

M3O1L1I1N1I1L1L1O1

Today it means: A traditional Mexican wood whisk that is twirled between the palms in order to stir hot beverages such as hot chocolate or cacao. Full definition →

Spanish molinillo ← Late Latin molīnum ← Latin molīnus
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mélh₂ti
  3. Proto-Italic*melō
  4. Latinmolō
  5. Latinmolīnus
  6. Late Latinmolīnum
  7. Spanishmolino
  8. Spanishmolinillo
  9. English todaymolinillo

Borrowed from Spanish molinillo.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.