melma

Meaning

1. (feminine) slime
2. (feminine) mud, muck
3. (feminine) slush

Concepts

slime

ooze

mire

mud

muck

goo

silt

gunk

guck

goop

quag

quagmire

sludge

slack

gook

morass

Synonyms

limo

mota

pantano

palta

belletta

brago

fango

braco

fanghiglia

Translations

cieno

limo

boue

vase

lodo

légamo

fango

bourbe

Schlamm

fange

gosma

lodo

klebriges Zeug

Soße

Hyphenated as

mél‧ma, mèl‧ma

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmel.ma/

Etymology

Borrowed from Lombardic melm or similar Germanic root, with meaning similar to Dutch melm (“dry earth”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *malaną.