muschio

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mūscus, probably through a diminutive Vulgar Latin root *mūsclus, from syncopation of an earlier *mūsculus. Compare Romanian mușchi, Friulian muscli. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mus-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmu.skjo/
• Rhymes: -uskjo
• Hyphenation: mù‧schio

Noun

muschio m (plural muschi)

1. musk (perfume)
2. moss

Alternative forms

• musco (rare)

Further reading

• muschio in Collins Italian-English Dictionary

Anagrams

• schiumo, schiumò