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moucho.

little owl (Athene noctua)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmowt͡ʃo/[ˈmow.t͡ʃʊ]

  1. little owl (Athene noctua)

    masculine

  2. stool

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Debated (the Galician diphthong is not compatible with the etymons proposed for the other Romance cognates). Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese moucho (first attested in 1421); probably from an adjective meaning "blunted". Compare Portuguese mocho and Spanish mochuelo.

adj/ˈmowt͡ʃo/[ˈmow.t͡ʃʊ]

  1. crestless, blunted, polled

  2. sad; melancholic

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Debated (the Galician diphthong is not compatible with the etymons proposed for the other Romance cognates). Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese moucho (first attested in 1421); probably from an adjective meaning "blunted". Compare Portuguese mocho and Spanish mochuelo.

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