momo

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈməʊməʊ/, enPR: mō'mō
  • Audio (US):(file)

Etymology 1

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A plate of momo from Nepal

From Tibetan མོག་མོག (mog mog), from Mandarin 饃饃馍馍 (mómo).

Noun

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momo (plural momos or momo)

  1. A type of dumpling from Nepal, Ladakh or Tibet made with a simple flour and water dough and filled with meat, vegetables or cheese.
    • 2007 July 1, “Far East of the U.N.”, in New York Times[1]:
      Many dishes show a direct influence of China or India; for example, momos, or Tibetan dumplings, look like Chinese pot-stickers.
    • 2022 January 25, Christina Morales, “How the Air Fryer Crisped Its Way Into America’s Heart”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN:
      She heated handpies and tofu in her off-campus apartment, and at her home in India, she heats momos, dehydrates mangoes and cooks whole, shelled peanuts.
  2. (India, slang, offensive) A person from Northeast India.
    • 2017 May 23, Alana Golmei, “Let’s talk about racism”, in Hindustan Times, Delhi:
      Since I come from the North-eastern part of India myself and belong to a minority race, I too have suffered from racism, at least in its milder forms. I’ve been called "chinky", "momo", "chowmein", and more.
    • 2021 June 9, “Northeast Indians DISRESPECTED once again with 'momo' slur”, in India Today Northeast:
      Now, it is a well-known fact that many Northeast Indians are derogatorily called 'momos' after the dish by mainland Indians for their round-ish features.
Alternative forms
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Translations
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Etymology 2

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Clipping and reduplication of moron.

Noun

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momo (plural momos)

  1. (US, slang, derogatory) A moron.
    • 1995, Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese, Casino, spoken by Ace (Robert De Niro):
      The probability on one-four-reel machine is a million and a half to one. On three machines in a row, it's in the billions. It cannot happen… would not happen, you fuckin' momo!

Further reading

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Adangme

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Adverb

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momo

  1. already

Äiwoo

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Verb

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momo

  1. to chew (in order to swallow)

See also

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References

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Hopi

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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momo (plural momòot)

  1. bee

Derived terms

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Japanese

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Romanization

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momo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of もも

Kholosi

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit माम (māma, uncle).

Noun

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momo m

  1. (family) maternal uncle

References

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  • Eric Anonby, Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014) “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx[3], pages 13-36

Maori

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Noun

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momo

  1. a type, a kind, a species, a breed, a variety, a race, a genre

Further reading

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: mo‧mo

Noun

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momo m (plural momos)

  1. King Momo (character representing the king of carnival in Latin America)
  2. momo

Spanish

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Etymology

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Uncertain:

Cognate to Portuguese momo, Aragonese momo, Catalan mom, French momon (mask).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmomo/ [ˈmo.mo]
  • Rhymes: -omo
  • Syllabification: mo‧mo

Noun

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momo m (plural momos)

  1. funny face; silly face
  2. alternative/ironic spelling of meme

References

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  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Further reading

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From apparent reduplication of the first syllable of multo.

Noun

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momo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜋᜓ)

  1. Alternative form of mumo