mosque

== English == === Alternative forms === mosk === Etymology === From Middle French mosquée, from Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid, literally “place of prostration”). Doublet of masjid. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /mɑsk/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɒsk/ Rhymes: -ɒsk === Noun === mosque (plural mosques) (Islam) A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid. Synonym: masjid ==== Coordinate terms ==== church, synagogue, temple, gurdwara, hof, fire temple, circle, mandir, jinja, House of Worship ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Irish: mosc → Japanese: モスク → Korean: 모스크 (moseukeu) → Scottish Gaelic: mosg → Welsh: mosg ==== Translations ==== === References === == Galician == === Verb === mosque inflection of moscar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Old French == === Noun === mosque ? mosque ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: mosquee French: mosquée == Portuguese == === Verb === mosque inflection of moscar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmoske/ [ˈmos.ke] Rhymes: -oske Syllabification: mos‧que === Verb === mosque inflection of moscar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative