Etymology

Probably from regional mégauder ‎(“to suckle”), from mégaud, from mègue ‎(“whey”), from Vulgar Latin *mesga, from Gaulish (compare Old Irish medc ‎(“whey”), Welsh maidd ‎(“whey”), Cornish meith ‎(“whey”)), from Proto-Celtic *mezgos ‎(“whey”), from Proto-Indo-European *mesgos ‎(“marrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meɡo/