Moccare

Meaning of moccare in Italian

Moccare is a slang word that means “scurry off silently, to sneak away”. It can also be written as mocarsela.

OriginUnknown, some say it comes from the French moquer
Pronunciation/mokˈkaːre/

Moccare in Italian: Examples

Non arrivava nessuno a prendere le ordinazioni, così abbiamo moccato.
No one was coming to take orders, so we sneaked away.

La lezione è noiosa e Luigi mocca poco prima che finisca.
The lecture is boring and Luigi sneaks out shortly before it ends.


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