mesquita
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Alternative forms ===
mesquida
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid), from the verb سَجَدَ (sajada, “to bow down”), from the root س ج د (s j d).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [məsˈki.tə]
IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [mesˈki.ta]
=== Noun ===
mesquita f (plural mesquites)
mosque
== Galician ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Old Galician-Portuguese mesquita, mezquita (“mosque”), from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid), from the verb سَجَدَ (sajada, “to bow down”), from the root س ج د (s j d).
==== Pronunciation ====
IPA(key): /mesˈki.ta/
Hyphenation: mes‧qui‧ta
==== Noun ====
mesquita f (plural mesquitas)
mosque (a place of worship for Muslims)
=== Etymology 2 ===
Unknown
==== Noun ====
mesquita f (plural mesquitas)
butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)
Synonyms: xilbarda, xilbarbeira
=== References ===
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mesquita”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Galician-Portuguese mesquita, mezquita (“mosque”), from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid), from the verb سَجَدَ (sajada, “to bow down”), from the root س ج د (s j d).
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: mes‧qui‧ta
=== Noun ===
mesquita f (plural mesquitas)
mosque (a place of worship for Muslims)
==== Descendants ====
→ Tetum: meskita
=== Further reading ===
“mesquita”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“mesquita”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“mesquita”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026