mocasín

Galician

Noun

mocasín m (plural mocasíns)

1. moccasin

Spanish

Mocasines italianos (Italian moccasins).

Mocasín nativo (native moccasin).

Etymology

Borrowed from English moccasin, from Powhatan mockasins.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mokaˈsin/ [mo.kaˈsĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: mo‧ca‧sín

Noun

mocasín m (plural mocasines)

1. (footwear, rare) moccasin (native North American shoe)
2. (footwear) laceless medium or low-heeled shoe
3. (snake) pit viper belonging to the genus Agkistrodon
4. (euphemistic, Mexico) booger, bogey (see moco)

Hypernyms

• zapato
• calzado

Meronyms

• empeine
• suela
• tacón
• talón

Coordinate terms

• alpargata
• bota
• chancla
• huarache
• pantufla
• sandalia
• zapatilla

See also

• calcetín
• media
• pie

Further reading

• “mocasín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014