mugre

Spanish

Etymology

Alteration of dialectal mugor, from Latin mūcōrem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuɡɾe/ [ˈmu.ɣ̞ɾe]
• Rhymes: -uɡɾe
• Syllabification: mu‧gre

Noun

mugre f (plural mugres)

1. dirt, filth, grease, muck

   Synonym: suciedad

Derived terms

• enmugrar
• enmugrecer
• mugriento
• mugroso
• sacar la mugre

Further reading

• “mugre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10