muc

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muc

Where it comes from

Either from its plural form muci, from Latin mucci, or from Latin mūcus, from Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- (“slimy, slippery”).

noun muci · muc · mucul · mucii

  1. masculine booger

noun mucuri

  1. neuter cigarette butt, stump
  2. neuter wick, candle end

In English

  • butt remnant of a smoked cigarette or cigar
  • booger a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus
  • wick bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one

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"muc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/muc. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

muc. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/muc

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"muc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/muc.

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@misc{muc_2026,
  title = {muc},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/muc},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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