moixaina

Catalan

Etymology

From moix (“soft”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [muˈʃaj.nə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [moˈʃaj.nə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [mojˈʃaj.na]

Noun

moixaina f (plural moixaines)

caress, stroke (especially of the face)
Synonym: carícia

Further reading

“moixaina” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“moixaina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“moixaina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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