# moscar
## Galician
### Alternative forms

* mosquear

### Etymology

From mosca (“fly”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mosˈkaɾ/

### Verb

moscar (first-person singular present mosco, first-person singular preterite mosquei, past participle moscado)
* (intransitive, of cattle) to flee or escape from the flies
* (intransitive, by extension) to flee or leave in a hurry

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* mosca

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “moscar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “moscar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “moscar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “moscar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “moscar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From mosca (“fly”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /mosˈka(ʁ)/ [mosˈka(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /mosˈka(ʁ)/ [mosˈka(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /mosˈka(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /moʃˈka(ʁ)/ [moʃˈka(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /mosˈka(ɻ)/
* Hyphenation: mos‧car

### Verb

moscar (first-person singular present mosco, first-person singular preterite mosquei, past participle moscado)
* (Brazil, colloquial, idiomatic, intransitive) to behave inattentively, obliviously, or uncarefully
    Synonyms: marcar bobeira, dar bobeira, dar sopa, dar bandeira, marcar touca, vacilar, panguar, brisar
* (Brazil, colloquial, idiomatic, intransitive) to doze, to slumber (to sleep very briefly and unintentionally)
    Synonym: pescar

#### Usage notes

Often in gerund, preceded by verb ficar ("to be") + locative aí/lá/ali ("there").

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

### Further reading

* “moscar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “moscar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin morsicāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mosˈkaɾ/ [mosˈkaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: mos‧car

### Verb

moscar (first-person singular present mosco, first-person singular preterite mosqué, past participle moscado)
* to hollow out

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* malva moscada

### Further reading

* “moscar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10