mofeta

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Italian mofetta (skunk), from mofeta (mofetta).

Noun

mofeta f (plural mofetes)

  1. skunk

Etymology 2

From Italian mofeta (mofetta).

Noun

mofeta f (plural mofetes)

  1. mofetta

Etymology 3

From mofar-se (to mock).

Noun

mofeta m or f (plural mofetes)

  1. A person who likes to make fun of other people.

Further reading

Italian

Noun

mofeta f (plural mofete)

  1. mofetta

Spanish

Etymology

From Italian mofeta (pestilential exhalation) and moffetta (skunk), from Latin mephitis (sulphurous exhalation), from which English mephitic descended.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈfeta/ [moˈfe.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: mo‧fe‧ta

Noun

mofeta f (plural mofetas)

  1. skunk
    Synonyms: chingue, zorrillo, zorrino

Further reading

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