amurca

English

Etymology

From Latin amurca (“oil dregs”).

Noun

amurca (plural amurcas)

  1. The sediment in olive oil.

Translations

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμόργη (amórgē), from ἀμέργω (amérgō, “pluck, pull”).

Noun

amurca f (genitive amurcae); first declension

  1. The watery part that flows out in pressing olives
  2. The lees or dregs of oil

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative amurca amurcae
genitive amurcae amurcārum
dative amurcae amurcīs
accusative amurcam amurcās
ablative amurcā amurcīs
vocative amurca amurcae

Descendants

References

  • amurca in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • amurca in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • amurca in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin amurca.

Pronunciation

Noun

amurca f (plural amurcas)

  1. amurca

Synonyms

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