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

Example Sentences

Grisi siknis belongs to the Miskito tribe of Nicaragua who live in the Miskito Coast.

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When a Miskito child gets sick, the whole community rallies around them.

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This condition goes in waves through the Miskito communities.

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Some Miskito people in Nicaragua go into trances and have scary hallucinations.

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