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moustique

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish mosquito, diminutive of mosca, from Latin musca, whence also the French doublet mouche (a fly). The metathesis of /k/ and /t/ might have been due to influence of tique (a tick).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mus.tik/
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Noun

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moustique m (plural moustiques)

  1. mosquito
  2. gnat
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Noun

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moustique f (plural moustiques)

  1. (Jersey) mosquito