moixama

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُشَمَّع (mušammaʕ, “waxed; like wax; mummified”), from شَمْع (šamʕ, “wax”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [muˈʃa.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [moˈʃa.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mojˈʃa.ma]

Noun

moixama f (plural moixames)

1. mojama (salt-cured tuna)

Further reading

• “moixama” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.