# MC
## Translingual
### Etymology 1
#### Symbol

MC
* (metrology) Symbol for megacoulomb, an SI unit of electric charge equal to 10$^6$ coulombs.

### Etymology 2
#### Symbol

MC
* (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Monaco.
    Synonym: MCO (alpha-3)

## English
### Pronunciation

* Audio (General Australian):(file)

### Noun

MC (countable and uncountable, plural MCs or MC's)
* Initialism of master of ceremonies.
    Alternative form: M.C.
* (music, slang) A rapper.
    Synonym: emcee
** 1999, “Three MC’s and One DJ”, in Hello Nasty, performed by Beastie Boys:Three MC's and one DJ / We be getting down with no delay
* (knitting) Initialism of main colour.
** 2011, Kristi Porter, Knitting Patterns For Dummies, page 91:With MC, knit a row, purl a row.
* Initialism of medical center.
* (textiles) Initialism of matching colour.
* (computing) Initialism of movie clip.
* Initialism of methylene chloride. (dichloromethane)
* Initialism of motorcycle club.
* Initialism of mail code.
* Initialism of main character.
    Hyponym: FMC
* Initialism of military cross.
* (medicine, pathology) Initialism of molluscum contagiosum.
* Initialism of member of congress.
* Initialism of medical college.
* (astronomy) Initialism of Mars-crosser.
* (astrology) Initialism of medium coeli, the midheaven or highest point in the sky. Contrasted to Imum Coeli.
* Initialism of male circumcision.
* Initialism of medical certificate.
* (electronics, audio) Initialism of moving coil, a type of phono cartridge.
    Coordinate term: MM
* Initialism of music cassette.

### Verb

MC (third-person singular simple present MCs, present participle MCing, simple past and past participle MCed)
* To emcee, to act as a master of ceremonies.
* (music) To rap.
** 2000 August 19, Kwaku et al., “Keepin’ It Real around the World”, in Billboard, volume 112, number 34, →ISSN, page 40:British rapheads do not usually have a great appreciation for rap acts with a pop edge. And having credits that include a stint MCing for Belgium’s hugely successful pop-dance group Technotronic is something that’s best not mentioned in hip-hop circles.

#### Translations
### Proper noun

MC
* (video games, informal) Initialism of Minecraft.
* (US military) Initialism of Marine Corps.
* Abbreviation of Mastercard.

#### Related terms

* MCC
* MCPE
* MCYT

### Phrase

MC
* (text messaging) Initialism of Merry Christmas.

### See also

* Mc
* mc
* Mac

### Anagrams

* CM, cM

## Chinese
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from English MC (emcee).

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): em$^1$ si$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: em$^1$ si$^1$
*** Cantonese Pinyin: em$^1$ si$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ém$^1$ xi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɛːm⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

#### Noun

MC
* (Hong Kong Cantonese) emcee; host; presenter

### Etymology 2

Initialism of English multiple choice.

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): em$^1$ si$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: em$^1$ si$^1$
*** Cantonese Pinyin: em$^1$ si$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ém$^1$ xi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɛːm⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

#### Noun

MC
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, school slang) multiple-choice question (Classifier: 條／条 c)

##### Derived terms

* MC紙 / MC纸 (Cantonese)

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from English MC (“master of ceremonies; rapper”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /e.miˈsi/

### Noun

MC m or f by sense (plural MCs)
* Synonym of mestre de cerimônias
* (Brazil, music) a Brazilian funk singer

### Further reading

* “MC”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025

## Spanish
### Proper noun

MC
* Abbreviation of Michoacán (Mexican state)

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* mc

### Noun

MC c
* motorcycle; Abbreviation of motorcykel.

## Vietnamese
### Etymology

From English MC (master of ceremonies).

### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [ʔɛm˧˧ si˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [ʔɛm˧˧ sɪj˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [ʔɛm˧˧ sɪj˧˧]
* Phonetic spelling: em xi

### Noun

MC
* host (of a formal event, a program of entertainment, etc.)
    Synonym: người dẫn (chương trình)