"mosca" meaning in Portuguese

See mosca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmos.kɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈmos.kɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈmoʃ.kɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈmos.ka/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈmoʃ.kɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: moscas [plural]
Rhymes: (Brazil) -oskɐ, (Portugal) -oʃkɐ Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese mosca, from Latin musca, from a Proto-Indo-European root *mus-, *mu-, *mew-. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|mosca}} Old Galician-Portuguese mosca, {{inh|pt|la|musca}} Latin musca, {{der|pt|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} mosca f (plural moscas)
  1. fly (various insects in the order Diptera) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mosca-pt-noun-pt:fly Categories (other): Dipterans Disambiguation of Dipterans: 20 36 2 3 35 3
  2. soul patch (narrow beard) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mosca-pt-noun-oLTvc-CC Categories (other): Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Dipterans Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 6 6 0 0 7 1 0 1 0 7 5 1 0 7 1 5 6 5 5 1 7 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 7 1 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 6 34 5 9 37 9 Disambiguation of Dipterans: 20 36 2 3 35 3
  3. bullseye (centre of a target) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mosca-pt-noun-lIVrRYKO
  4. (colloquial) an annoying person Tags: colloquial, feminine
    Sense id: en-mosca-pt-noun-I4zgNSS4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: moscaréu, mosquito, muscívoro
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: amanita mata-moscas, às moscas, comer mosca, dar mosca, mata-moscas, mosca azul, mosca doméstica, mosca volante, mosca-das-frutas, mosca-de-banheiro, mosca-varejeira, moscão, moscar, moscaria, mosquedo, mosqueiro, mosquinha, na mosca, papa-moscas, pé de mosca, peso mosca

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɔs.kɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈmɔs.kɐ/ [Brazil], /ˈmɔʃ.kɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈmɔs.ka/ [Southern-Brazil], /ˈmɔʃ.kɐ/ [Portugal]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|pt|verb forms}} mosca
  1. inflection of moscar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: moscar
    Sense id: en-mosca-pt-verb-fKTo~W1a Categories (other): Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Dipterans Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 6 6 0 0 7 1 0 1 0 7 5 1 0 7 1 5 6 5 5 1 7 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 7 1 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 6 34 5 9 37 9 Disambiguation of Dipterans: 20 36 2 3 35 3
  2. inflection of moscar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: moscar
    Sense id: en-mosca-pt-verb-r0z~oYEE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "amanita mata-moscas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "comer mosca"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dar mosca"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mata-moscas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mosca azul"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mosca doméstica"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mosca volante"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mosca-das-frutas"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mosca-de-banheiro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mosca-varejeira"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "moscão"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "moscaria"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mosquedo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mosqueiro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mosquinha"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "na mosca"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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        "(colloquial) an annoying person"
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "feminine"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmos.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmoʃ.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmos.ka/",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmoʃ.kɐ/",
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      "rhymes": "(Brazil) -oskɐ"
    },
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      "rhymes": "(Portugal) -oʃkɐ"
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      "rhymes": "(Portugal) -oʃkɐ"
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