almíscar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic المِسْك (al-misk), from Persian مشک (mušk), from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka, testicle, scrotum).

Noun

almíscar m (plural almíscares)

  1. musk (greasy secretion with powerful odour)