almíscar

Meaning

musk (greasy secretion with powerful odour)

Concepts

musk

Synonyms

Almiscar

Translations

musc

muschio

almizcle

Moschus

Moschusgeruch

civette

muskus

civetkat

civet

مشموم

misk

مَشْمُوم

مِسْك

almesc

Pronounced as (IPA)

/awˈmis.kɐʁ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic: مسك

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic: -

In summary

Borrowed from Arabic المِسْك (al-misk) via Andalusian Arabic, from Persian مشک (mošk), from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka, “testicle, scrotum”).