HOW TO PRONOUNCE
mosquito
/məˈskitoʊ/
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The qu has a k sound, without w.
The second syllable is strongest and has an ee vowel. The first vowel is relaxed; the written u does not make a separate syllable or w sound here.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“A mosquito landed on my arm.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does mosquito mean?
noun
- A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an itching bump on the skin, and sometimes carrying diseases like malaria, dengue and yellow fever.
verb
- To fly close to the ground, seemingly without a course.
proper noun
- A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.
More meanings (2)
noun
- (historical) The De Havilland Mosquito, a Second World War military aircraft.
- (dated) Dated form of Miskito.
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IPA pronunciation
/məˈskitoʊ/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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But nothing was worth a glance except the perfect face and form within reach by one spring through the rotten mosquito bar.
In the daytime, the Motúca, a much larger and more formidable fly than the mosquito, insisted upon levying his tax of blood.
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There would not be much perfect peace about a wirreenun's communing with the spirits if it happened to be in mosquito time.
Some people are so poisoned by mosquito bites that three or four on the forehead suffice to close entirely the victim's eyes.
A screen of closely woven wire or mosquito netting may be used to cover the vines, or tobacco dust sifted on thickly.