muscu
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- muschiu (prevalent variant)
Etymology
From Latin mūscus, from Proto-Indo-European *mews-. Cognates include Proto-Germanic *musą, Proto-Slavic *mъxъ.Compare Italian mușchio, Romanian mușchi, Friulian muscli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmu.skʊ/ (Standard)
- Hyphenation: mù‧scu
Noun
muscu m (plural muschi or musca)
- moss
- Synonyms: lippu, muschiu
Derived terms
- Muscu
Related terms
- Cala Muschi
- manchignu
- musca
- muschitta
- ùmmira