mocador

Catalan

Etymology

From mocar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [mu.kəˈðu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mo.kəˈðo]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [mu.kəˈðo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mo.kaˈðoɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [mo.kaˈðo]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

mocador m (plural mocadors)

1. handkerchief (cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands)
2. kerchief (cloth to be worn about the head or neck)

Derived terms

• mocadorada

Further reading

• “mocador”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Occitan

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

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Noun

mocador m (plural mocadors)

1. handkerchief (cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands)

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der.

Proto-Italic *moukos

Latin mūcus

Latin muccus

Old Spanish moco

Spanish moco

Spanish -ar

Spanish mocar

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Spanish -dor

Spanish mocador

From mocar + -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mokaˈdoɾ/ [mo.kaˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: mo‧ca‧dor

Noun

mocador m (plural mocadores)

1. handkerchief

   Synonyms: pañuelo, moquero

Further reading

• “mocador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025