muszka

See also: muszką

Polish

Etymology

From mucha + -ka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmuʂ.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uʂka
  • Syllabification: musz‧ka

Noun

muszka f (diminutive muszeczka)

  1. Diminutive of mucha
  2. bowtie
  3. (firearms) foresight (front sight of a rifle)
    Synonym: (archaic) cel
  4. (historical) mouche, patch (small piece of black silk stuck on the face or neck to heighten beauty by contrast, worn by ladies in the 17th and 18th centuries; an imitation beauty mark)

Declension

Further reading

  • muszka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • muszka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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