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Galician
Etymology
From mosca (“fly”).
Pronunciation
Noun
moscardo m (plural moscardos)
- horsefly (insect)
- Synonyms: tabán, tabardo
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “moscardo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “moscardo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “moscardo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moˈskar.do/
- Rhymes: -ardo
- Hyphenation: mo‧scàr‧do
Noun
moscardo m (plural moscardi, diminutive moscardino)
- sparrowhawk
Further reading
- moscardo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
moscardo m (plural moscardos)
- horsefly (fly of the family Tabanidae)
- Synonyms: tavão, (Brazil) mutuca
Further reading
- “moscardo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913