Miskito

[ muh-skee-toh ]

noun

, plural Mis·ki·tos, (especially collectively) Mis·ki·to

1. a member of an Indigenous people of northeastern Nicaragua and adjacent areas of Honduras.
2. the language of the Miskito.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Miskito or their language.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Miskito¹

First recorded in 1770–80; from Spanish Mosquito, from Miskito Miskito, a self-designation of uncertain orign