marzacotto

Meaning

Noun

A kind of varnish formerly used in Italy.

Origin

Italian marzacotto (second element influenced by cotto), from Arabic مَسْحَقُونِيَّا, from Classical Syriac ܡܫܚ ܩܘܢܝܐ ("ointment of sosa"), from ܡܫܚ (from ܡܫܚ; see Hebrew מָשַׁח) + Ancient Greek κονία.

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