Pronunciation guide

How to pronounce mosquito

muh-SKEE-toh - three syllables, stress in the middle

US/məˈskitoʊ/

məskitoʊ

UK/məˈskiːtəʊ/

məskiːtəʊ

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What “mosquito” means

A small flying insect of the family Culicidae; the female bites and sucks blood and can spread diseases such as malaria and dengue.

(historical, capitalised) The de Havilland Mosquito, a fast British military aircraft of the Second World War.

In a sentence

  • A mosquito bite left an itchy welt on her ankle.
  • Standing water lets mosquitoes breed, so empty buckets and flowerpots after rain.

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