mosca

== Aragonese == === Etymology === From Latin musca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmoska/ Syllabification: mos‧ca Rhymes: -oska === Noun === mosca f (plural moscas) fly (insect) === References === Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “mosca”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN == Asturian == === Etymology === From Latin musca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmoska/ [ˈmos.ka] Rhymes: -oska Syllabification: mos‧ca === Noun === mosca f (plural mosques) fly (insect) === Further reading === Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “mosca”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN “mosca”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Catalan mosca, from Latin musca, from Proto-Indo-European *mus-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈmus.kə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈmos.kə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈmos.ka] === Noun === mosca f (plural mosques) fly (insect) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “mosca”, 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 “mosca”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “mosca” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “mosca”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Fala == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese mosca, from Latin musca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmoska/ Rhymes: -oska Syllabification: mos‧ca === Noun === mosca f (plural moscas) fly (insect) === References === Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN == Galician == === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese mosca, from Latin musca. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈmoska/ [ˈmos̺.kɐ] Rhymes: -oska Hyphenation: mos‧ca ==== Noun ==== mosca f (plural moscas) fly (insect) (television) digital on-screen graphic ===== Derived terms ===== ==== References ==== “mosca”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “mosca”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “mosca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “mosca”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mosca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mosca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mosca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== mosca inflection of moscar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin musca, from Proto-Indo-European *mus-. Compare Spanish mosca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmos.ka/ Rhymes: -oska Hyphenation: mó‧sca === Noun === mosca f (plural mosche, diminutive moschétta or moschìna or moschìno m or moschettìna, augmentative (uncommon) moscóna, pejorative moscàccia) fly (insect) (by extension, figurative): (fishing) fly (lure) (historical, cosmetics) beauty spot soul patch (narrow beard) (in the plural) Black spots on a horse's coat. (bartending slang) a roasted coffee bean sometimes served with sambuca (foundry) a small ball of plastic material used to verify the thickness of the various parts of a mold (nautical, historical) aviso, advice boat Synonym: avviso ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === mosca m (invariable) (martial arts) ellipsis of peso mosca (“a flyweight-class fighter”). === Further reading === mosca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Leonese == === Etymology === From Latin musca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmoska/, [ˈmos.ka] === Noun === mosca f (plural moscas) fly (insect) === References === “mosca”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2026 == Neapolitan == === Etymology === From Latin musca. === Pronunciation === (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈmoʃk] Hyphenation: mo‧sca === Noun === mosca f (plural mosce) fly (insect) === References === Giacco, Giuseppe (2003), “mosca”, in Schedario Napoletano AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 477: “la mosca” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it == Occitan == === Alternative forms === moscha === Etymology === From Old Occitan mosca, from Latin musca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmus.kɔ] (Niçard) IPA(key): [ˈmus.ka] === Noun === mosca f (plural moscas) fly (insect) == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin musca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmoska/ Rhymes: -oska Hyphenation: mos‧ca === Noun === mosca f (plural moscas) fly (any insect of the order Diptera) ==== Descendants ==== Fala: mosca Galician: mosca Portuguese: mosca === References === Ferreiro, Manuel (2014–2026), “mosca”, in Universo Cantigas: edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa [Universo Cantigas: critical edition of Galician-Portuguese medieval poetry] (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “mosca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “mosca”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Old Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin muscam, accusative of musca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmoska/ === Noun === mosca f (plural moscas) fly (any insect of the order Diptera) ==== Related terms ==== mosquito (“mosquito”) ==== Descendants ==== Ladino: moshka (Latin spelling), מושקה (Hebrew spelling) Spanish: mosca == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese mosca, from Latin musca, from Proto-Indo-European *mus-. ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: (Brazil) -oskɐ, (Portugal) -oʃkɐ Hyphenation: mos‧ca ==== Noun ==== mosca f (plural moscas) fly (various insects in the order Diptera) soul patch (narrow beard) bullseye (centre of a target) (colloquial) an annoying person ===== Usage notes ===== Unlike English fly, which can be any dipterid, mosca has a narrower sense and usually refers to the insects in the suborder Brachycera, while the ones in Nematocera are known as mosquitos. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -ɔskɐ Hyphenation: mos‧ca ==== Verb ==== mosca inflection of moscar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “mosca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “mosca”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026 “mosca”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “mosca”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “mosca”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmoska/ [ˈmos.ka] Rhymes: -oska Syllabification: mos‧ca === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish mosca, from Latin musca, from Proto-Indo-European *mus-. Compare English midge. ==== Noun ==== mosca f (plural moscas) fly (any insect of the order Diptera) (boxing) fly (boxing class) (television) digital on-screen graphic ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== mosca inflection of moscar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “mosca”, 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 “mosca”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 DiPerú | Diccionario de peruanismos en línea