morchia

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin it *amurcla < *amurcula, from Latin amurca, from Ancient Greek ἀμόργη (amórgē), from ἀμέργω (amérgō, “pluck, pull”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔr.kja/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrkja
  • Hyphenation: mòr‧chia

Noun

morchia f (plural morchie)

  1. amurca
  2. a type of grease made from amurca
    Hypernym: grasso
  3. sludge
  4. (figurative) scum
    Synonyms: feccia, rifiuto

Derived terms

Further reading
  • morchia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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