different between mosque vs masque

English

Alternative forms

• mosk

Etymology

From French mosquée, from Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic ???????? (masjid, literally “place of prostration”). Doublet of masjid.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /m?sk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /m?sk/

Noun

mosque (plural mosques)

1. (Islam) A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.

   Synonym: masjid

Coordinate terms

• church, synagogue, temple, gurdwara, hof, fire temple, circle, mandir, jinja, House of Worship

Derived terms

Translations

Old French

Noun

mosque ?

1. mosque

Portuguese

Verb

mosque

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of moscar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of moscar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of moscar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of moscar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?moske/, [?mos.ke]

Verb

mosque

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of moscar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of moscar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of moscar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of moscar.

English

Alternative forms

• mask

Etymology

Borrowed from French masque.

Pronunciation

• (General American, UK) IPA^(key): /mæsk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /m??sk/
• Rhymes: -æsk, -??sk
• Homophones: mask, masc (some accents)

Noun

masque (plural masques)

1. (archaic, in 16th- and 17th-century England and Europe) A dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal entertainment, consisting of dancing, dialogue, pantomime and song.
2. (archaic) Words and music written for a masque.
3. (archaic) A masquerade.
4. Archaic form of mask.
5. A facial mask.

   mud masque; clay masque

Verb

masque (third-person singular simple present masques, present participle masquing, simple past and past participle masqued)

1. Archaic form of mask.
   • 1924, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 16, [1]

     It is even masqued by that sort of good-humoured air that at heart he resents his impressment.

See also

• masque on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• squame

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maschera. More at English mask.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mask/

Noun

masque m (plural masques)

1. mask (a cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection)
2. Short for masque de grossesse.

Derived terms

• bas les masques
• masque à gaz
• masque à oxygène
• masque-cheval
• masque chirurgical
• masque de grossesse
• masque de plongée
• masque de nuit

Related terms

• démasquer
• masquer

Descendants

All are borrowed.

Further reading

• “masque” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian maschera.

Noun

masque m (plural masques)

1. mask (covering for the face)

Descendants

• French: masque (see there for further descendants)
• ? English: mask

References

Portuguese

Verb

masque

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of mascar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of mascar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of mascar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of mascar

Spanish

Verb

masque

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of mascar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of mascar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of mascar.