moixama

Catalan

Etymology

From Arabic مُشَمَّع‎ (mušammaʿ, “waxed; like wax; mummified”), from شَمْع‎ (šamʿ, “wax”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /moˈʃa.mə/

(Central) IPA^(key): /muˈʃa.mə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /mojˈʃa.ma/

Noun

moixama f (plural moixames)

mojama (salt-cured tuna)

Further reading

“moixama” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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