macio

Betekenis (Engels)

soft

Frequentie

C2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/maˈsi.u/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

Uncertain. Possibly from massa (“dough”) + -io. Or, from Arabic ماسي (masi). Also compare Italian and Latin malacia, from Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”). Cognates with Proto-Slavic *mękъkъ (“soft”).

Related words

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