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mosca.

fly (various insects in the order Diptera)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmos.kɐ/Brazil/ˈmoʃ.kɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈmoʃ.kɐ/Portugal
  1. fly (various insects in the order Diptera)

    feminine
  2. soul patch (narrow beard)

    feminine
  3. bullseye (centre of a target)

    feminine
  4. an annoying person

    colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese mosca, from Latin musca, from Proto-Indo-European *mus-.

verb/ˈmɔs.kɐ/Brazil/ˈmɔʃ.kɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro/ˈmɔʃ.kɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of moscar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of moscar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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