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Italian
Etymology
From mosca (“fly”) + -ino (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moˈski.no/
- Rhymes: -ino
- Hyphenation: mo‧schì‧no
Noun
moschino m (plural moschini)
- diminutive of mosca
- midge, gnat
- Synonym: moscerino
- (uncommon) dog with black-speckled fur
- (figurative) small person
Further reading
- moschino in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- moschino in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- moschìno in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- moschino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana