moixa

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈmu.ʃə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈmo.ʃə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈmoj.ʃa]

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

moixa

1. feminine singular of moix

Noun

moixa f (plural moixes)

1. (Balearic) female equivalent of moix (“cat”)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin mustea, feminine of musteus (“like must”).

Noun

moixa f (plural moixes)

1. the fruit of the common whitebeam

Derived terms

• moixera

Further reading

• “moixa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “moixa”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)