moixaina

Catalan

Etymology

From moix (“soft”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [muˈʃaj.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [moˈʃaj.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mojˈʃaj.na]

Noun

moixaina f (plural moixaines)

1. caress, stroke (especially of the face)

   Synonym: carícia

Further reading

• “moixaina” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “moixaina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “moixaina”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007