muesca

Spanish

Etymology

Deverbal from moscar, from Vulgar Latin *mossicāre, from Latin morsicāre (“to nibble, to chew”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmweska/ [ˈmwes.ka]
  • Rhymes: -eska
  • Syllabification: mues‧ca

Noun

muesca f (plural muescas)

  1. notch, groove

Derived terms

  • muesca superior (“top notch”)

Further reading

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