LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · feminine

morūca

*morūca f (oblique *morūca)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionsnail
  2. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionsea worm

Origins

From Proto-Celtic *mori with the Celtic suffix -ūca found in carrūca

Occitano-Romance
  • Catalansamaruc
  • Catalansameruc
  • Catalansamaruga
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesesaramugo
  • Spanishsamarugo
  • Spanishjaramugo
  • Asturianmerucu
  • Asturianmeruca
  • Leonesemeruca
  • Leonesemoruga
  • Leonesemoluca
  • Leonesemeluca
  • Aragonesesamarugo
Italo-Romance
  • Central Italianciammaruca
  • Tarantinogiammarrucafrom Neapolitan maruzza
  • Calabresemaruca
  • Calabresemaruza
  • Calabreseciamarùculu
North-Italian
  • Venetansamarùgole

Quick answers

What does morūca mean in Latin?
morūca, a noun, means “snail; sea worm”.