moccolo

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mŭcculus, a diminutive of Latin mŭccus, variant of mūcus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmok.ko.lo/
Rhymes: -okkolo
Hyphenation: móc‧co‧lo

Noun

moccolo m (plural moccoli)

candle-end; top part of a wick
snot

Related terms

moccio
mucus

Further reading

moccolo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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