mug

Signification (Anglais)

1. (feminine) a mosquito, a gnat, any fly of the suborder Nematocera except sometimes the larger tropical species (which are commonly called muskiet)
2. (feminine, figuratively) a bug, an insignificant individual

Concepts

moustique

🦟

cousin

moucheron

maringouin

Synonymes

muskiet

steekmug

🦟

knut

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/mʏx/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle Dutch mugge, from Old Dutch *mugga, from Proto-West Germanic *muggju, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō (“midge”).
Compare Low German mügge, German Mücke, West Frisian mich, English midge, Danish myg.

Phrases

De mug had me de hele nacht wakker gehouden .

Le moustique m'avait tenu éveillé toute la nuit.