"melga" meaning in Galician

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  "pos": "noun",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛlɣa̝/"
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  "word": "melga"
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, page 61:",
          "text": "deue o potro comer feo, palla, herua, orio, auea, espelqa, que quer dizer melga, et as qousas semellauelles a esto",
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