mosquit

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mosquito (“small fly”), from mosca (“fly”), + diminutive suffix -ito, from Latin musca.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [musˈkit]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [mosˈkit]
Audio (Valencian) (file)
Rhymes: -it

Noun

mosquit m (plural mosquits)

mosquito
Synonyms: moscard, rantell, randella, cuïc, marfull
gnat

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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