moscarda

Catalan

Etymology

From moscard (“mosquito”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [musˈkar.də]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mosˈkar.də]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mosˈkaɾ.ða]

Noun

moscarda f (plural moscardes)

1. hornet robberfly (Asilus crabroniformis)

Further reading

• “moscarda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

From mosca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mosˈkaɾda/ [mosˈkaɾ.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -aɾda
• Syllabification: mos‧car‧da

Noun

moscarda f (plural moscardas)

1. blowfly

Derived terms

• moscardear
• moscardón

Further reading

• “moscarda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10