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mosca

fly

noun MOH-skah Rare

Origin: Latin musca (fly)

Usage Note

Mosca means the common housefly and related flies. The idiom non si sentiva volare una mosca ('you couldn't hear a fly buzzing') describes complete silence. Mosca is also a boxing term for the flyweight category (peso mosca). Plural: mosche.

Examples

"Una mosca volava intorno alla frutta."

Natural Translation

A fly was buzzing around the fruit.

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