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Miskito

[ muh-skee-toh ]

noun

, plural Mis·ki·tos, (especially collectively) Mis·ki·to
  1. a member of an Indigenous people of northeastern Nicaragua and adjacent areas of Honduras.
  2. the language of the Miskito.

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Miskito or their language.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Miskito1

First recorded in 1770–80; from Spanish Mosquito, from Miskito Miskito, a self-designation of uncertain orign

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