Miskito

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Miskito Miskito Coast Mosquito Coast

Main Entry: Mi·ski·to
Pronunciation: mis-'kE-(")tO
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural Miskito or Miskitos
Etymology: earlier Musketa, Moskita, from Spanish Mosquito, from Miskito miskito, probably a self-designation
1 : a member of an American Indian people of the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and Honduras
2 : the language of the Miskito people