Musk

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /mÊŒsk/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒsk

Origin

From Late Latin muscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian *mušk; compare Persian مشک. Ultimately from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka, "testicle"), the shape of the gland being similar.

Full definition of musk

Noun

1. A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.
2. A similar secretion produced by the otter and the civet.
3. A synthetic organic compound used as a substitute for the above.
4. The odour of musk.
5. The musk deer.
6. The ().
7. A plant of the genus (); the .
8. A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth.
9. (slang, colloquial, vulgar) The scent of human genitalia when aroused or unwashed, especially that of a man.I was so excited I could smell my own musk.

Verb

1. (transitive) To perfume with musk.