muschio

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin mūscus, probably through a diminutive Vulgar Latin root *mūsclus, from syncopation of an earlier *mūsculus. Compare Romanian mușchi, Friulian muscli. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mus-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmu.skjo/
  • Rhymes: -uskjo
  • Hyphenation: mù‧schio

Noun

muschio m (plural muschi)

  1. musk (perfume)
  2. moss

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Further reading

  • muschio in Collins Italian-English Dictionary

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