mosaico

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈzaj.ko/
• Rhymes: -ajko
• Hyphenation: mo‧sài‧co

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin musaicum, from Late Latin musivum (opus), from Latin museum, musaeum, probably from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses, (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)).

Noun

mosaico m (plural mosaici)

1. mosaic, puzzle, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle
2. mixture (of disparate things)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

mosaico (feminine mosaica, masculine plural mosaici, feminine plural mosaiche)

1. Mosaic

Related terms

• Mosè

Anagrams

• cosiamo, moscaio, scoiamo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈzaj.ku/ [moˈzaɪ̯.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈzaj.ku/ [moˈzaɪ̯.ku]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /moˈzaj.ko/ [moˈzaɪ̯.ko]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muˈzaj.ku/

• Hyphenation: mo‧sai‧co

Etymology 1

From Italian mosaico, from Medieval Latin musaicum, from Late Latin musivum (opus), from Latin museum, musaeum, probably from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses, (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)).

mosaico

Noun

mosaico m (plural mosaicos)

1. (art) mosaic

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Latin Moses

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -ique

Middle French -ique

French -ique

French mosaïquebor.

Portuguese mosaico

Borrowed from French mosaïque.

Adjective

mosaico (feminine mosaica, masculine plural mosaicos, feminine plural mosaicas, not comparable)

1. Mosaic (pertaining to Moses)

Related terms

• Moisés

Further reading

• “mosaico”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “mosaico”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “mosaico” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “mosaico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “mosaico”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “mosaico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈsaiko/ [moˈsai̯.ko]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aiko
• Syllabification: mo‧sai‧co

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian mosaico, from Medieval Latin musaicum, from Late Latin musivum (opus), from Latin museum, musaeum, probably from Ancient Greek Μουσεῖον (Mouseîon), shrine of the Muses, (Μοῦσα (Moûsa)).

Adjective

mosaico (feminine mosaica, masculine plural mosaicos, feminine plural mosaicas)

1. (art) mosaic

Noun

mosaico m (plural mosaicos)

1. mosaic

Etymology 2

Adjective

mosaico (feminine mosaica, masculine plural mosaicos, feminine plural mosaicas)

1. Mosaic (related to Moses)

Further reading

• “mosaico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025