moccolo

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mŭcculus, a diminutive of Latin mŭccus, variant of mūcus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmok.ko.lo/
  • Rhymes: -okkolo
  • Hyphenation: móc‧co‧lo

Noun

moccolo m (plural moccoli)

  1. candle-end; top part of a wick
  2. snot

Further reading

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