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...and, as befits a cosmopolitan borough, there are many other nationalities whose names have been gratefully adopted. Moshulu Parkway and Rochambeau Avenue could well grace any spelling-bee or geography list...(not to mention the Koskiusco Skyway but that isn't in the Bronx !)
P.S. I've also seen it spelled "Mosholu." Indeed, GoogleŽ says -olu over -ulu by 1610:167. I can only plead being a native and learning it from the street signs (that would make it difficult to put on a spelling bee...)
P.P.S. (They were all welcomed foreign participants for the Colonists during the Revolution.)
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