Miskito

noun

Mi·​ski·​to mi-ˈskē-(ˌ)tō 

1

plural Miskito or Miskitos : a member of an Indigenous people of the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and Honduras

2

: the language of the Miskito people

Examples of Miskito in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In distant villages inhabited by Indigenous people known as the Miskito, homes were leveled and growing fields were ravaged. —Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023

Word History

Etymology

earlier Musketa, Moskita, from Spanish Mosquito, from Miskito mɨskito, probably a self-designation

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1