Mosso

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Mosso^¹

/ˈmɒsəʊ/
/ˈməʊsəʊ/

Rhymes with -ɒsəʊ, -əʊsəʊ

Where it comes from

From Catalan mosso (“police officer”), ellipsis of mosso d'esquadra, from Old Spanish mozo (“boy, lad”). Doublet of mozo.

noun Mossos

A member of the Mossos d'Esquadra. Even if he draws back from a declaration, many Catalans – including Mossos and civil servants – may decide to not to obey orders from Madrid, and tens of thousands of people could take to the streets to protect key regional government institutions.

Mosso^²

/ˈmɒsəʊ/
/ˈməʊsəʊ/

Rhymes with -ɒsəʊ, -əʊsəʊ

proper noun Mossos

A surname.

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Mosso. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mosso

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"Mosso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mosso.

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@misc{mosso_2026,
  title = {Mosso},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mosso},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}