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mucegai

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mucegai

Where it comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *muccicālium, from Latin muccidus, the same source as muced (“moldy, fusty”). Formed similarly to putregai. Compare Italian moccicaglia.

noun mucegaiuri

  1. neuter mold, mildew
  2. neuter moldiness, mustiness

In English

  • mildew growth of minute fungi
  • mold furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi

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

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

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

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@misc{mucegai_2026,
  title = {mucegai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/mucegai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}