Miño

American

[mee-nyaw] / ˈmi nyɔ /

noun

Spanish name for Minho.

Miño British

/ ˈmiɲo /

noun

Portuguese name: Minho. a river in SW Europe, rising in NW Spain and flowing southwest (as part of the border between Spain and Portugal) to the Atlantic. Length: 338 km (210 miles)

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Lolo Miño, executive director of the Observatory of Rights and Justice of Ecuador, said she has never seen such indignation over a case of suspected gender violence.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2022

There are moments of cultural frisson, like “Bulería con Ricardo,” featuring the pianist Pedro Ricardo Miño, and “Boy Meets Girl,” a duologue with Mr. Habichuela.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2012

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