almíscar

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈmis.kɐʁ/ [aʊ̯ˈmis.kɐh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /awˈmis.kɐɾ/ [aʊ̯ˈmis.kɐɾ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /awˈmiʃ.kɐʁ/ [aʊ̯ˈmiʃ.kɐχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈmis.kaɻ/ [aʊ̯ˈmis.kaɻ]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈmiʃ.kaɾ/ [aɫˈmiʃ.kaɾ]

Noun

almíscar m (plural almíscares)

  1. musk (greasy secretion with powerful odour)
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