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)

musk (perfume)
moss

Alternative forms

musco (rare)

Further reading

muschio in Collins Italian-English Dictionary

Anagrams

schiumo, schiumò

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