mosqueta

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Latin

Noun

mōsquēta

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mōsquētum

Occitan

mosqueta

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French mosquée.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mosqueta f (plural mosquetas)

  1. mosque (a place of worship for Muslims)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan mosqueta, from Latin muscus (moss).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mosˈketa/
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: mos‧que‧ta

Noun

mosqueta f (plural mosquetas)

  1. shell game
  2. cold hard cash
  3. sweet briar (Rosa rubiginosa, syn. Rosa eglanteria)
  4. (Andalusia, with "salir") nosebleed
    Me ha salido la mosqueta
    I have a nosebleed

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