mocar

Catalan

Etymology

Derived from moc +‎ -ar, based on Latin mūcāre, present active infinitive of mūcō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [muˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [moˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [moˈkaɾ]
• Homophone: mocà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

mocar (first-person singular present moco, first-person singular preterite moquí, past participle mocat)

1. (transitive) to blow someone's nose

Derived terms

• mocador
• mocar-se

 

Further reading

• “mocar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “mocar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “mocar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “mocar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Anagrams

• comar, marco

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Spanish

Etymology

moco +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈkaɾ/ [moˈkaɾ]

Verb

1. to blow someone's nose

Further reading

• “mocar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014