Miskito

noun Mi·ski·to \mis-ˈkē-(ˌ)tō\

plural Miskito or Miskitos

Definition of MISKITO

: a member of an American Indian people of the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and Honduras

: the language of the Miskito people

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

First Known Use: 1688

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