moustique
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish mosquito, diminutive of mosca, from Latin musca, whence also the French doublet mouche (“a fly”). The metathesis of /k/ and /t/ might have been due to influence of tique (“a tick”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
moustique m (plural moustiques)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “moustique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
moustique f (plural moustiques)
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- fr:Insects
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