musclo

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan musclo, from Latin mūsculus. Doublet of múscul (“muscle”) and muscle (“shoulder”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈmus.klu]

IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [ˈmus.klo]

Noun

musclo m (plural musclos)

mussel

Derived terms

musclo barbat
musclo de l'Atlàntic
musclo del Mediterrani
musclo zebrat

Related terms

muscle

References

“musclo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“musclo”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

“musclo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“musclo” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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