amurca
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English
Etymology
Noun
amurca (plural amurcas)
- The sediment in olive oil.
Translations
sediment in olive oil
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Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμόργη (amórgē), possibly via Etruscan.
Noun
amurca f (genitive amurcae); first declension
- The watery part that flows out in pressing olives, the lees or dregs of oil
- 200s, Quintus Gargilius Martialis De arboribus pomiferis 1. 1 ed. Angelo Mai Operis deperditi de hortis Fragmenta ex codicibus Neapolitano et Romano cum scholiis palaeographicis et adnotationibus Rome 1846 p. 58
- Sunt qui figularem cretam cum amurca subigunt, soleque siccatis cydoneis inliniri existimant, si in loco sicco et frigido reponantur.
- There are those who mix potter clay with amurca and hold it to be daubed on quinces when they are set up in a dry and cold stead.
- 200s, Quintus Gargilius Martialis De arboribus pomiferis 1. 1 ed. Angelo Mai Operis deperditi de hortis Fragmenta ex codicibus Neapolitano et Romano cum scholiis palaeographicis et adnotationibus Rome 1846 p. 58
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amurca | amurcae |
| genitive | amurcae | amurcārum |
| dative | amurcae | amurcīs |
| accusative | amurcam | amurcās |
| ablative | amurcā | amurcīs |
| vocative | amurca | amurcae |
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Descendants
References
- “amurca”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “amurca”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- amurca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin amurca.
Pronunciation
Noun
amurca f (plural amurcas)
Further reading
- “amurca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “amurca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin amurca. Doublet of morga and murga.
Pronunciation
Noun
amurca f (plural amurcas)
Further reading
- “amurca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10