mesquita

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Catalan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid), from the verb سَجَدَ (sajada, to bow down), from the root س ج د (s-j-d).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mesquita f (plural mesquites)

  1. mosque

Galician

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Etymology 1

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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

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  • IPA(key): /mesˈki.ta/
  • Hyphenation: mes‧qui‧ta

Noun

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mesquita f (plural mesquitas)

  1. mosque (a place of worship for Muslims)

Etymology 2

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Unknown

Noun

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mesquita f (plural mesquitas)

  1. butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)
    Synonyms: xilbarda, xilbarbeira

References

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Portuguese

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Mesquita

Etymology

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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

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  • Hyphenation: mes‧qui‧ta

Noun

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mesquita f (plural mesquitas)

  1. mosque (a place of worship for Muslims)

Descendants

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  • Tetum: meskita

Further reading

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