moshka

Ladino

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish mosca, from Latin musca.

Noun

moshka f (Hebrew spelling מושקה, plural moshkas)[1]

  1. fly (insect)
    Hyponym: moshkadra
    • 2000, La Lettre Sépharade‎[1], numbers 1–19, La Lettre Sépharade, page 17:
      De ke tiralanya me estas avlando, hanuma? En las kazas de Estambol las tiralanyas sirviyan solo para apanyar moshkas.
      What spider are you talking about, lady? In Istanbul’s houses all spiders do is catch flies.

References

  1. ^ “moshka”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola [Treasure of the Judeo-Spanish Language] (in Ladino, Hebrew, and English), Instituto Maale Adumim
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