mosqueta

Latin

Noun

mōsquēta

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mōsquētum

Occitan

mosqueta

Alternative forms

• mosquèa

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/ [mosˈke.t̪a]
• 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)

Derived terms

• mosqueta parda

 

Further reading

• “mosqueta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014