moscarda

Catalan

Etymology

From moscard (“mosquito”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [musˈkar.də]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mosˈkar.də]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [mosˈkaɾ.ða]

Noun

moscarda f (plural moscardes)

hornet robberfly (Asilus crabroniformis)

Further reading

“moscarda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

From mosca.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mosˈkaɾda/ [mosˈkaɾ.ð̞a]
Rhymes: -aɾda
Syllabification: mos‧car‧da

Noun

moscarda f (plural moscardas)

blowfly

Derived terms

moscardear
moscardón

Further reading

“moscarda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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