noun
Origin: ME masticote, altered (infl. by mastik, mastic) < MFr < It marzacotto < Sp mezacote < Ar shabb qubṭi, Coptic alum: see Coptic
See massicot in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English masticot
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , perhaps from Old Italian marzacotto, potter's glaze (perhaps from Spanish mazacote, mortar)
Origin: , possibly from Arabic masḥaqūnīyā
Origin: , perhaps of Greek origin
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