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Miskito

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Mis⋅ki⋅to

[muh-skee-toh]
–noun, plural -tos, (especially collectively) -to for 1.
1. a member of an American Indian people of northeastern Nicaragua and adjacent areas of Honduras.
2. the language of the Miskito.
Also, Mosquito.
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Mis·ki·to   (mĭ-skē'tō)   
n.   pl. Miskito or Mis·ki·tos In both senses also called Mosquito.
  1. A member of an American Indian people inhabiting the Caribbean coast of northeast Nicaragua and southeast Honduras.

  2. The language of the Miskito.

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