Miskito

noun

Mi·​ski·​to mi-ˈskē-(ˌ)tō 

1

plural Miskito or Miskitos : a member of an Indigenous people of the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and Honduras

2

: the language of the Miskito people

Examples of Miskito in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rivera led the Miskito people, who live along Nicaragua’s northeast coast and have long fought to retain their lands. — ABC News, 31 May 2026

In distant villages inhabited by Indigenous people known as the Miskito, homes were leveled and growing fields were ravaged. — Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023

Word History

Etymology

earlier Musketa, Moskita, from Spanish Mosquito, from Miskito mɨskito, probably a self-designation

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Miskito

• bonito
• burrito
• capito
• mosquito
• negrito
• incognito
• peto
• veto