milla

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noun

Spanish mile, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to about 1.4 km.

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Spanish milemile
OriginSpanish milla ← Latin mīlia →
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Meanings

nounmilla (plural millas)

plural millas

  1. historicalSpanish mile, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to about 1.4 km.

    Synonyms: Spanish mile, mile

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSpanish mile, a traditional Spanish unit of distance equivalent to about 1.4 km.

Similar
Spanish milemile

Origin

  1. Latinmīlia“Roman mile”
  2. Spanishmilla“Spanish mile”
  3. Englishmilla

From Spanish milla (“Spanish mile”), from Latin mīlia (“Roman mile”), plural of mīlle (“1000”) in reference to its composition of 1000 Roman paces. Doublet of mile and milha.

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APA

milla. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milla

MLA

“milla.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milla. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “milla,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milla.

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