mosqueta
Latin
Noun
mōsquēta
- 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)
- mosque (a place of worship for Muslims)
Spanish
Etymology
From Catalan mosqueta, from Latin muscus (“moss”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mosˈketa/ [mosˈke.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: mos‧que‧ta
Noun
mosqueta f (plural mosquetas)
- shell game
- cold hard cash
- sweet briar (Rosa rubiginosa)
Further reading
- “mosqueta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014