What does mosquito in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word mosquito in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mosquito in Portuguese.

The word mosquito in Portuguese means mosquito, mosquito, mosquito, mosca, mosquito, pernilongo, mosquito-pólvora, mutuca, larva de mosquito, larva de mosquito. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mosquito

mosquito

mosquito

noun (insect: small fly)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Gnats hovered above the watermelon on the table.

mosquito

noun (US, slang (mosquito) (gíria)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

mosca

noun (insect)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
A mosca ficou nos importunando durante a refeição.
The fly kept bothering us during our meal.

mosquito, pernilongo

noun (insect) (inseto)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
John smashed a mosquito on his arm.

mosquito-pólvora

noun (insect: very small fly) (inseto)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The annoying midge kept circling my head and buzzing in my ear.

mutuca

noun (flying parasitic insect)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

larva de mosquito

noun (mosquito larva)

larva de mosquito

noun (US (larva of a mosquito)

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