fossa

fossa · noun¹

1. Latin · borrowed fromfossa“a ditch, trench, fosse”
2. English todayfossa

Unadapted borrowing from Latin fossa (“a ditch, trench, fosse”). Doublet of fosse.

fossa · noun²

1. Malagasy · borrowed fromfosa
2. English todayfossa

[Alt: Cryptoprocta ferox Borrowing from Malagasy fosa which likely once referred to the Malayan weasel (Mustela nudipes) prior to a semantic shift, thus cognate with Malay pusak and Tagalog pusa both meaning "cat".

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