moustique
French edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
moustique m (plural moustiques)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “moustique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
moustique f (plural moustiques)