muco
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mūcus. Compare moccio, moccolo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmu.ko/
- Rhymes: -uko
- Hyphenation: mù‧co
Noun
muco m (plural muchi)
Derived terms
Related terms
Latin
Noun
mūcō
- dative/ablative singular of mūcus
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mucus. Doublet of monco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmu.ku/
- Rhymes: -uku
- Hyphenation: mu‧co
Noun
muco m (plural mucos)
- mucus (slippery or sticky secretion)
Related terms
- mucosidade
Further reading
- “muco”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “muco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025