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)

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• Rhymes: -it

Noun

mosquit m (plural mosquits)

1. mosquito

   Synonyms: moscard, rantell, randella, cuïc, marfull

2. gnat

Derived terms

• mosquitam
• mosquiter
• mosquitera

 

Further reading

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