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)
4. (Andalusia, with "salir") nosebleed

   Me ha salido la mosqueta

   I have a nosebleed

Derived terms

• mosqueta parda

 

Further reading

• “mosqueta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16