moccio

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mucceus, from Latin mūcus, from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (“slimy, slippery”).

Noun

moccio m (plural mocci)

1. snot

Derived terms

• moccicare
• moccioso

Related terms

• moccolo
• muco

Anagrams

• comico

Further reading

• moccio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana