Mosquera

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proper noun

A surname from Spanish.

UncommonScrabble 19

Meanings

proper nounMosquera (plural Mosqueras)

plural Mosqueras

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Origin

  1. SpanishMosquera
  2. EnglishMosquera

From Spanish Mosquera. Originates in Navarre, but became common in Galicia (and adapted as Galician Mosqueira). The surname commonly occurs in Colombia and Ecuador.

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APA

Mosquera. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mosquera

MLA

“Mosquera.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mosquera. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mosquera,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mosquera.

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