Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mezquita

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: mezqui-ta
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Moorish or Spanish mosque.

Dated

name

A surname from Spanish.

Etymology

From Spanish mezquita. Doublet of mosque.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: mezquita

Usage

Dated

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Inflected Forms

mezquitas (plural)

Questions

What does mezquita mean?: A Moorish or Spanish mosque.
Where does mezquita come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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