Feminine

morchia

Meaning

  1. (feminine) amurca
  2. (feminine) a type of grease made from amurca
  3. (feminine) sludge
  4. (feminine, figuratively) scum

Concepts

lubricating oil

Synonyms

Translations

Hyphenated as
mòr‧chia
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɔr.kja/
Etymology

From Vulgar Latin it *amurcla < *amurcula, from Latin amurca, from Ancient Greek ἀμόργη (amórgē), from ἀμέργω (amérgō, “pluck, pull”).

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