mezquita

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • mosque (place of worship for Muslims)
  • (by extension) a Native American (especially Aztec) religious site (during the Spanish conquest of the Americas)

Etymology

Derived from Arabic مَسْجِد (place of prostration, mosque, place of worship) derived from Aramaic 𐡌𐡎𐡂𐡃𐡀 (mosque).

Origin

Aramaic

𐡌𐡎𐡂𐡃𐡀

Gloss

mosque

Concept
Semantic Field

Religion and belief

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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