motxo

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mocho.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈmo.t͡ʃu]

IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [ˈmo.t͡ʃo]

Adjective

motxo (feminine motxa, masculine plural motxos, feminine plural motxes)

hornless
(figurative) taciturn, sad
Synonyms: capficat, taciturn, moix

Further reading

“motxo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“motxo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“motxo”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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