mesquita

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Catalan

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid), from the verb سَجَدَ (sajada, “to bow down”), from the root س ج د (s-j-d).

Pronunciation

Noun

mesquita f (plural mesquites)

  1. mosque

Galician

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Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese mesquita, mezquita (“mosque”), from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid), from the verb سَجَدَ (sajada, “to bow down”), from the root س ج د (s-j-d).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mesˈki.ta/
  • Hyphenation: mes‧qui‧ta

Noun

mesquita f (plural mesquitas)

  1. mosque (a place of worship for Muslims)

Etymology 2

Unknown

Noun

mesquita f (plural mesquitas)

  1. butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)
    Synonyms: xilbarda, xilbarbeira

References

Portuguese

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Mesquita

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mesquita, mezquita (“mosque”), from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid), from the verb سَجَدَ (sajada, “to bow down”), from the root س ج د (s-j-d).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: mes‧qui‧ta

Noun

mesquita f (plural mesquitas)

  1. mosque (a place of worship for Muslims)

Descendants

  • → Tetum: meskita

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