mug.
a mosquito, a gnat, any fly of the suborder Nematocera except sometimes the larger tropical species (which are commonly called muskiet)
Meaning & usage
a mosquito, a gnat, any fly of the suborder Nematocera except sometimes the larger tropical species (which are commonly called muskiet)
a bug, an insignificant individual
Van een mug een olifant maken
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch mugge, from Old Dutch *mugga, from Proto-West Germanic *muggju, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō (“midge”). Compare Low German mügge, German Mücke, West Frisian mich, English midge, Danish myg.
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