mangosta

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish mangosta, from French mangouste, from Portuguese mangusto, from Marathi मुंगूस (muṅgūs). === Pronunciation === === Noun === mangosta f (plural mangostes) mongoose === Further reading === “mangosta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French mangouste, from Portuguese mangusto, from Marathi मुंगूस (muṅgūs). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /manˈɡosta/ [mãŋˈɡos.t̪a] Rhymes: -osta Syllabification: man‧gos‧ta === Noun === mangosta f (plural mangostas) mongoose ==== Descendants ==== → Catalan: mangosta === Further reading === “mangosta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025