MISKITO


Meaning of MISKITO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mis-ˈkē-(ˌ)tō ]

noun

( plural Miskito or Miskitos )

Etymology: earlier Musketa, Moskita, from Spanish Mosquito, from Miskito mi̵skito, probably a self-designation

Date: 1688

1. : a member of an American Indian people of the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and Honduras

2. : the language of the Miskito people

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.