moco

See also: MoCo, moço, and mổ cò

English

Noun

moco (plural mocos)

  1. (archaic) The rock cavy (Kerodon rupestris).

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for moco in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Catalan

Verb

moco

  1. first-person singular present indicative form of mocar

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.ko/
  • Stress: mòco
  • Hyphenation: mo‧co

Etymology 1

Of Mediterranean origin.

Noun

moco m (plural mochi)

  1. (botany) Synonym of mochi
  2. (figuratively, archaic) trifle, nothing

Etymology 2

Of Tupian origin.

Noun

moco m (plural mochi)

  1. rock cavy (Kerodon rupestris)

References
  • moco1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • moco2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin muccus, variant of mucus, from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (“slimy, slippery”).

Noun

moco m (plural mocos)

  1. mucus, bogey, bogie, booger
  2. slime

Derived terms
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