How to Say "Mosque" in Spanish

mezquita

/meθˈkita/

The English phrase 'mosque' is translated into Spanish as mezquita.

mezquita is the most commonly used term for mosque in Spanish.

Meaning: a place of worship for Muslims (noun)

Is it said differently in some regions?

In Mexico, mezquita is the most widely accepted term for a mosque.

/meθˈkita/

In Spain, the word mezquita is often used as a proper noun to refer specifically to the Great Mosque of Córdoba, even when the context is not clear.
While most people assume mezquita comes directly from the Arabic word masjid, many linguists believe it actually derives from an Aramaic root.
In historical Spanish texts, mezquita was sometimes used as a metonym to refer to the entire Muslim community of a town.

¿Esto es una mezquita?
Is this a mosque?
This sentence is useful for asking if a building is a mezquita.
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La mezquita está allí.
The mosque is there.
This sentence is useful for stating the location of a mezquita.
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Nunca va a la mezquita.
He never goes to the mosque.
This sentence is useful for describing someone's frequency of visiting a mezquita.
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Visitamos la mezquita más antigua de la ciudad.
We visited the city's oldest mosque.
Andrés se dirigió al templo musulmán para hacer sus oraciones.
Andres went to the mosque to offer his prayers.
Mi amiga vive cerca de una mezquita en Barcelona.
My friend lives near a mosque in Barcelona.
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Sources

Wiktionary, “mosque” translations and entries mezquita, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries mezquita, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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