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mosca.

fly (insect)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmos.ka/
  1. fly (insect)

    feminine
  2. fly (lure)

    broadly · feminine · figuratively
  3. beauty spot

    broadly · feminine · figuratively · historical
  4. soul patch (narrow beard)

    broadly · feminine · figuratively
  5. Black spots on a horse's coat.

    broadly · feminine · figuratively · in-plural
  6. a roasted coffee bean sometimes served with sambuca

    broadly · feminine · figuratively
  7. a small ball of plastic material used to verify the thickness of the various parts of a mold

    feminine
  8. aviso, advice boat

    feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

From Latin musca, from Proto-Indo-European *mus-. Compare Spanish mosca.

noun/ˈmos.ka/
  1. ellipsis of peso mosca (“a flyweight-class fighter”).

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin musca, from Proto-Indo-European *mus-. Compare Spanish mosca.

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