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marzacotto

marzacotto noun: a kind of varnish formerly used in Italy.

Noun

marzacotto (uncountable)

  1. A kind of varnish formerly used in Italy.

Origin of marzacotto

From Italian marzacotto (second element influenced by cotto (“cooked”)), from Arabic مَسْحَقُونِيَّا (masḥaqūniyyā), from Classical Syriac ܡܫܚ ܩܘܢܝܐ (məšaḥ qūnyā, “ointment of sosa”), from ܡܫܚ (məšaḥ, “salve, unguent”) (from ܡܫܚ (məšaḥ, “to anoint”); see Hebrew מָשַׁח (māšaḥ, “to anoint”)) + Ancient Greek κονία (konía, “dust, ashes”).

Questions about marzacotto

What does marzacotto mean?
Marzacotto means a kind of varnish formerly used in Italy.
What part of speech is marzacotto?
Marzacotto is a noun.

Words near marzacotto in the dictionary

  1. Marytown
  2. Maryut
  3. Maryvale
  4. Maryville
  5. marz
  6. marzacotto
  7. Marzan
  8. Marzano
  9. Marzanos
  10. Marzans
  11. marzban

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