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moca.

mockery

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɔka̝/
  1. mockery

    masculine
  2. grimace

    masculine
  3. drunkenness

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Related to Spanish mueca and probably also French moquer.

noun/ˈmɔka̝/
  1. mocha

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Mocha, Yemen, a port on the Red Sea, from Arabic اَلْمُخَا (al-muḵā), due to its being a major marketplace for coffee during Ottoman rule.

noun/ˈmɔka̝/
  1. club, cudgel

    feminine
  2. handstaff, helve (flail's handle)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From an old Galician *mãoca, from man (“hand”) + -oca. Cognate with Asturian manueca.

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