almizcle

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic مِسْك‎ (misk), from Persian (mušk), from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka, “testicle, scrotum”).

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /alˈmiθkle/

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /alˈmiskle/

Noun

almizcle m (plural almizcles)

musk

Derived terms

Terms derived from almizcle

almizclar (verb)

almizcleño, almizclero (“musky”)

Further reading

“almizcle” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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