mosquée

See also: mosquee and mosqueé

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid, literally “place of prostration”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔs.ke/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

mosquée f (plural mosquées)

  1. mosque

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: moske
  • → English: mosque
  • → German: Moschee
  • → Malagasy: moske
  • → Romanian: moschee
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: moské
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: moské
  • → Danish: moské or moske

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