mosqueta

Catalan

Etymology

From mosca.

Pronunciation

Noun

mosqueta f (plural mosquetes)

  1. synonym of mosquiter (leaf warbler)
  2. synonym of roser mesquer

Descendants

  • Spanish: mosqueta

Further reading

Latin

Noun

mōsquēta

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mōsquētum

Occitan

Alternative forms

  • mosquèa

Etymology

From French mosquée.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mosqueta f (plural mosquetas)

  1. mosque (a place of worship for Muslims)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan mosqueta, from Latin muscus (moss).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mosˈketa/ [mosˈke.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: mos‧que‧ta

Noun

mosqueta f (plural mosquetas)

  1. shell game
  2. cold hard cash
  3. sweetbrier, eglantine (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria)
    Synonym: rosa mosqueta
  4. (Andalusia, with "salir") nosebleed
    Me ha salido la mosqueta
    I have a nosebleed

Derived terms

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