"mofeta" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /moˈfeta/, [moˈfe.t̪a] Forms: mofetas [plural]
Rhymes: -eta Etymology: Borrowed from Italian mofeta (“pestilential exhalation”) and moffetta (“skunk”), from Latin mephitis (“sulphurous exhalation”), from which English mephitic descended. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|it|mofeta||pestilential exhalation|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Italian mofeta (“pestilential exhalation”), {{bor+|es|it|mofeta||pestilential exhalation}} Borrowed from Italian mofeta (“pestilential exhalation”), {{m|it|moffetta||skunk}} moffetta (“skunk”), {{der|es|la|mephitis||sulphurous exhalation}} Latin mephitis (“sulphurous exhalation”), {{cog|en|mephitic}} English mephitic Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} mofeta f (plural mofetas)
  1. skunk Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Carnivores Synonyms: chingue, zorrillo, zorrino
    Sense id: en-mofeta-es-noun-c7SpY5Hw Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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