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Miskito

Syllabification: (Mis·ki·to)
Pronunciation: /məˈskētō/
(also Mosquito)
Definition of Miskito

noun (plural same or Miskitos)

  • 1a member of an American Indian people of the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and Honduras.
  • 2the language of the Miskito, possibly related to Chibchan.

adjective

  • relating to the Miskito or their language.

Origin:

the name in Miskito

Miskito in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Miskito in the British & World English dictionary
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