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moc.

mucus, phlegm

3 characters1 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmuk]Northern[ˈmok]Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia
  1. mucus, phlegm

    masculine
  2. snot

    masculine
  3. candle drippings

    masculine
  4. snub, rebuff

    colloquial · figuratively · masculine
  5. snood (the flap of erectile red skin on the beak of a male turkey)

    masculine
  6. martingale (spar used to strengthen the bowsprit)

    masculine
  7. catkin

    masculine
  8. big salp (Salpa maxima) (type of fish)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin mŭccus, an alternative form of mūcus, from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (“slimy, slippery”).

noun[ˈmo̞k]Northern[ˈmɔk]Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia
  1. vase, pitcher

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Claimed by the DCVB (Diccionari català-valencià-balear) to be derived from a nonexistent English bock, supposedly meaning "vase". Perhaps in reality a confusion with French bock (“beer stein”), from German Bockbier (“bock beer”).

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