What does «muque» mean in Spanish?
- Incense, resin used for incense burners that gives off a thick black smoke with a bad odor. It was used in indigenous rituals.
♦ Used in: Colombia
Examples of use in Spanish: "sahumerio de muque".
"estos nativos quemaban muque y trementina para honrar a sus dioses".
- Name of a certain larva of a butterfly of the genus of the satyrs, very harmful to potatoes. Observed by Chibcha Indians, who used the orientation of the chrysalis as a form of divination. Scientific name: Copitarsia consueta.
Examples of use in Spanish: "la larva del muque produce mucho daño en las plantaciones de papas".