amurca

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin amurca. === Pronunciation === === Noun === amurca (plural amurcas) The sediment in olive oil. ==== Translations ==== === See also === oil cake === Anagrams === Maruca == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀμόργη (amórgē), possibly via Etruscan. === Noun === amurca f (genitive amurcae); first declension amurca: the watery part that flows out in pressing olives, the lees or dregs of oil Coordinate term: fracēs ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== amurcārius ==== Descendants ==== === References === “amurca”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “amurca”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “amurca”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin amurca. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -uʁkɐ, -uɾkɐ Hyphenation: a‧mur‧ca === Noun === amurca f (plural amurcas) amurca (dark water running from the olive granary) Synonyms: albufeira, almofeira, reima === Further reading === “amurca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “amurca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “amurca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin amurca. Doublet of morga and murga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈmuɾka/ [aˈmuɾ.ka] Rhymes: -uɾka Syllabification: a‧mur‧ca === Noun === amurca f (plural amurcas) amurca === Further reading === “amurca”, 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