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Miskito
Mis·ki·to M0337750 (mĭ-skē′tō)n. pl. Miskito or Mis·ki·tos 1. A member of an American Indian people inhabiting the Caribbean coast of northeast Nicaragua and southeast Honduras.2. The Misumalpan language of the Miskito. In both senses also called Mosquito.
[Spanish misquito, from Miskito Miskitu, ethnic self-designation.]Mis•ki•to or Mís•ki•to (məˈski toʊ)
n., pl. -tos, (esp. collectively) -to. 1. a member of an American Indian people of NE Nicaragua and adjacent areas of Honduras. 2. the language of the Miskito. Miskito
Miskito an Indian people living mainly in Nicaragua, with a small number in Honduras, and numbering 25,000 to 30,0(X) persons (1970, estimate). Their language belongs to the MiskitoMatagalpan language group. The Miskito, nominally Christians, have preserved their tribal beliefs. The chief occupations are hunting, fishing, farming (bananas, sweet potatoes, and, in some regions, rice and cotton), and gathering rubber. Some Miskito work for very low wages as hired laborers on plantations and in the lumber industry. MedicalSeemosquitosThesaurusSeemosquito |