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mosquito.

mosquito (flying insect)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/mosˈki.tu/Brazil/musˈki.tu/Brazil/moʃˈki.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro/muʃˈki.tu/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. mosquito (flying insect)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish mosquito, from Old Spanish mosquito, from mosca + -ito. By surface analysis, mosca + -ito. Piecewise doublet of mosquete.

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