"mueca" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmweka/, [ˈmwe.ka] Forms: muecas [plural]
Rhymes: -eka Etymology: From a Proto-Romance/Vulgar Latin root *mocc-, imitative of laughter. See also Middle French moquer, Portuguese moca, English mock. Etymology templates: {{inh|es|VL.|-}} Vulgar Latin, {{onomatopoeic|es|title=imitative}} imitative, {{cog|frm|moquer}} Middle French moquer, {{cog|pt|moca}} Portuguese moca, {{cog|en|mock}} English mock Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} mueca f (plural muecas)
  1. an exaggerated facial expression Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mueca-es-noun-fyB3l~m8 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Spanish onomatopoeias: 60 40
  2. grimace Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Facial expressions
    Sense id: en-mueca-es-noun-Jo3EJSRz Disambiguation of Facial expressions: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hacer una mueca (english: to grimace)

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈmweka/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈmwe.ka]"
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      "rhymes": "-eka"
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      "expansion": "Portuguese moca",
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          "grimace"
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmweka/"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmwe.ka]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eka"
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "word": "mueca"
}

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