mosquetón
Spanish, noun[moskeˈt̪õn]
mosquetón is spelled M-O-S-Q-U-E-T-Ó-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish, the 119,889th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mosquetón is a Spanish noun meaning “carabiner (a metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Grillete en forma de anilla, de acero o aleaciones ligeras de aluminio, con un pestillo operado con un…”.
What does mosquetón mean in English?
noun
- 1
carabiner (a metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects)
- 2
musket (firearm)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grillete en forma de anilla, de acero o aleaciones ligeras de aluminio, con un pestillo operado con un resorte, que se utiliza para conectar en forma rápida y reversible componentes, en especial sistemas que cumplen una función crítica sobre la seguridad. 2. Carabina corta que usaron algunos cuerpos militares. 3. Arma más corta que el fusil y de cañón estriado.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mosquetón
- mosquetón m ] canonical
- mosquetones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mosquetón?
- [moskeˈt̪õn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mosquetón
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mosquetón in Spanish?
mosquetón appears about once in every 10 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).