masc

Etymology

Clipping of masculine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæsk/
• IPA^(key): /mɑːsk/ (parts of UK)
• Homophones: mask, masque (some accents)
• Rhymes: -æsk

Adjective

masc (comparative more masc, superlative most masc)

1. (colloquial) masculine (having qualities stereotypically associated with men; virile)

   Synonym: butch

   Antonym: fem

Anagrams

• ACMs, CAMs, CASM, CSMA, Macs, SMAC, cams, macs, mcas, scam

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *maską, from Proto-Indo-European *mezg- (“to knit, twist, plait”). Akin to Old High German māsca (“mesh”), Old Saxon maska (“net”), Old Norse mǫskvi, mǫskun (“mesh”), Old English mæscre (“mesh”).

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *maiską (“mixture, mash”), from Proto-Indo-European *meik- (“to mix”). Akin to Middle Low German masch, mēsch, meisch (“unfermented malt sap, mash”), Middle High German meisch (“mash”) (German Maisch (“crushed grapes”)), Swedish mäsk "mash, feed for animals", Old English miscian, mixian (“to mix”). More at mix.