almesc

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الْمِسْك.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əlˈmɛsk]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əlˈməsk]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [alˈmesk]

Noun

almesc m (plural almescs or almescos)

1. Alternative form of mesc (“musk”)

Derived terms

• almescar
• almescat
• almesquera
• almesquí

 

Further reading

• “almesc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “almesc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.