noun, feminine/mɔʁv/plural: morves
snot (mucus); glanders
“On va protéger notre quartier, Gaby, a répondu Armand en essuyant la morve avec le revers de sa main.” — We're going to protect our 'hood, Gaby, replied Armand, wiping away the snot with the back of his hand.
Unknown. Possibly from a metathesis of Occitan vorm, vorma (cf. also Catalan borm), akin to French gourme, itself from Frankish *wurm; cf. English worm. Alternatively, derived from Latin morbus.