MISKITO

Meaning of MISKITO in English

Mis ‧ ki ‧ to /mɪˈskiːtəʊ/ BrE AmE noun

1 . the Miskito [P] a people from Nicaragua and Honduras

2 . [countable] a member of this people

3 . [uncountable] the language of this people

—Miskito adjective

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

MISKITO — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: earlier Musketa, Moskita, from Spanish Mosquito, from ~ mɨskito, probably a self-designation Date: 1688 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MISKITO — mə̇ˈskēd.(ˌ)ō noun ( plural miskito or miskitos ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a people of the Atlantic coast …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MISKITO — /meuh skee"toh/ , n. , pl. Miskitos , ( esp. collectively ) Miskito for 1. 1. a member of an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MISKITO — n. Native Central American Indians (indigenous of Nicaragua)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MISKITO — noun ( plural Miskito or Miskitos ) Etymology: earlier Musketa, Moskita, from Spanish Mosquito, from Miskito mi̵skito, probably a self-designation …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MISKITO — [ mɪ'ski:təʊ ] (also Mosquito ) ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) 1》 a member of an American …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MISKITO — [Mi.ski.to] n, pl Miskito or Miskitos (1789) 1: a member of an American Indian people of the Atlantic coast of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MISKITO — also spelled Mostique, or Mosquito, Central American Indians of the lowlands along the Caribbean coast of northeastern Nicaragua. They were …
Britannica English vocabulary
MISKITO — Miskito BrE AmE mɪ ˈskiːt əʊ AmE \ -oʊ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MISKITO — n. Pronunciation: mis- ' k ē -( ˌ )t ō Function: noun Inflected Form: plural Miskito or Miskitos Etymology: earlier …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MISKITO COAST — geographical name see: Mosquito Coast
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MISKITO COAST — — see Mosquito Coast
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOSQUITO COAST — or Miskito Coast geographical name region Central America bordering on the Caribbean in E Honduras & E Nicaragua
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DORY — noun (plural dories) Etymology: Miskito dóri dugout Date: 1709 a flat-bottomed boat with high flaring sides, sharp bow, and deep …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOSQUITO COAST — or Miskito Coast Region along the coast of eastern Nicaragua and Honduras. It comprises a lowland about 40 mi (65 …
Английский словарь Британика
COAST — I or shore Broad area of land that borders the sea. The coastlines of the world's continents measure about 193,000 …
Английский словарь Британика
MOSQUITO — noun see miskito
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOSQUITO — I. məˈskēd.(ˌ)ō, -ē(ˌ)tō, -ēd.ə, -ētə noun ( plural mosquitoes also mosquitos ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Spanish, diminutive of mosca …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WARREE — wäˈrē, ˈwä(ˌ)rē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Miskito ŭári, probably from Spanish jabalí wild boar — more at jabalí : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUNO — ˈtü(ˌ)nō noun or tu·nu -nü ( -s ) Etymology: American Spanish, probably from Miskito túno 1. : a Central American …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PITPAN — ˈpitˌpan noun ( -s ) Etymology: Miskito pitban boat : a long flat-bottomed canoe used especially in Central America
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TARPON — /tahr"peuhn/ , n. , pl. tarpons , ( esp. collectively ) tarpon . a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOSQUITO — /meuh skee"toh/ , n. , pl. Mosquitos , ( esp. collectively ) Mosquito . Miskito.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DORY — noun ( plural dories ) Etymology: Miskito dóri dugout Date: 1709 : a flat-bottomed boat with high flaring sides, sharp …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GUAN — [ gwα:n ] ■ noun a large pheasant-like tree-dwelling bird of tropical American rainforests. [ Penelope and other genera: several …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DORY — ~ 1 [ 'dɔ:ri ] ■ noun ( plural dories ) a deep-bodied marine fish with a large mouth. [Families …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SUMO — Indian people of the eastern coastal plain of Nicaragua, closely related to the neighbouring Miskito people. There were about 2,000 …
Britannica English vocabulary
NICARAGUA, LAKE — Spanish Lago De Nicaragua, the largest of several freshwater lakes in southwestern Nicaragua and the dominant physical feature of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOSQUITO COAST — also spelled Miskito, Spanish Costa de Mosquitos coastal region of Nicaragua and Honduras. It comprises a band approximately 40 miles …
Britannica English vocabulary
HONDURAS, GULF OF — also called Bay Of Honduras, wide inlet of the Caribbean Sea, indenting the coasts of Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize. It …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOSQUITO COAST — or Miskito Coast Region along the coast of eastern Nicaragua and Honduras. It comprises a lowland about 40 mi (65 …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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