amurca
English
Etymology
From Latin amurca.
Noun
amurca (plural amurcas)
- The sediment in olive oil.
Translations
sediment in olive oil
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See also
- oil cake
Anagrams
- Maruca
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμόργη (amórgē), from ἀμέργω (amérgō, “pluck, pull”).
Noun
amurca f (genitive amurcae); first declension
- The watery part that flows out in pressing olives, the lees or dregs of oil
- 200s, Quintus Gargilius Martialis De arboribus pomiferis 1. 1 ed. Angelo Mai Operis deperditi de hortis Fragmenta ex codicibus Neapolitano et Romano cum scholiis palaeographicis et adnotationibus Rome 1846 p. 58
- Sunt qui figularem cretam cum amurca subigunt, soleque siccatis cydoneis inliniri existimant, si in loco sicco et frigido reponantur.
- There are those who mix potter clay with amurca and hold it to be daubed on quinces when they are set up in a dry and cold stead.
- 200s, Quintus Gargilius Martialis De arboribus pomiferis 1. 1 ed. Angelo Mai Operis deperditi de hortis Fragmenta ex codicibus Neapolitano et Romano cum scholiis palaeographicis et adnotationibus Rome 1846 p. 58
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | amurca | amurcae |
Genitive | amurcae | amurcārum |
Dative | amurcae | amurcīs |
Accusative | amurcam | amurcās |
Ablative | amurcā | amurcīs |
Vocative | amurca | amurcae |
Derived terms
- amurcārius
Descendants
- Aragonese: morca
- Catalan: morca
- Dalmatian: muarka
- → Serbo-Croatian: mȗrga / му̑рга
- → Slovene: murga
- English: amurca
- Italian: morchia
- → Portuguese: amurca
- Sicilian: mùrija, * muria
- Spanish: morga, murga
- → Spanish: amurca
- → Russian: аму́рка (amúrka)
- Venetian: morga
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
Borrowed from Latin amurca.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈmuʁ.kɐ/ [aˈmuh.kɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aˈmuɾ.kɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aˈmuʁ.kɐ/ [aˈmuχ.kɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈmuɻ.ka/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈmuɾ.kɐ/
Noun
amurca f (plural amurcas)
- amurca
- Synonyms: almofeira, albufeira
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin amurca. Doublet of morga and murga.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈmuɾka/ [aˈmuɾ.ka]
- Rhymes: -uɾka
- Syllabification: a‧mur‧ca
Noun
amurca f (plural amurcas)
- amurca
Further reading
- “amurca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014