momo

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈməʊməʊ/, enPR: mō'mō === Etymology 1 === From Tibetan མོག་མོག (mog mog), from Mandarin 饃饃／馍馍 (mómo). ==== Noun ==== momo (plural momos or momo) A type of dumpling from Nepal, Ladakh or Tibet made with a simple flour and water dough and filled with meat, vegetables or cheese. (India, slang, offensive) A person from Northeast India. ===== Alternative forms ===== mo-mo ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Clipping and reduplication of moron. ==== Noun ==== momo (plural momos) (US, slang, derogatory) A moron. === Further reading === Momo (food) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “momo n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present. Eric Partridge (2005), “momo”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 2 (J–Z), London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 1310. == Adangme == === Adverb === momo already == Äiwoo == === Verb === momo to chew (in order to swallow) === See also === mabe === References === Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007), “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, number 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283. == Hopi == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === momo (plural momòot) bee ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Albert, Roy; Shaul, David Leedom (1985), A Concise Hopi and English Lexicon, John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 40 Hopi Dictionary Project, The (1998), Hopi Dictionary: Hopìikwa Lavàytutuveni: A Hopi Dictionary of the Third Mesa Dialect with an English-Hopi Finder List and a Sketch of Hopi Grammar, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, page 244 == Japanese == === Romanization === momo Rōmaji transcription of もも == Kholosi == === Etymology === From Sanskrit माम (māma, “uncle”). === Noun === momo m (family) maternal uncle === References === 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 == Māori == === Noun === momo a type, a kind, a species, a breed, a variety, a race, a genre === Further reading === momo entry at the online Māori Dictionary == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: mo‧mo === Noun === momo m (plural momos) King Momo (character representing the king of carnival in Latin America) momo === Further reading === “momo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “momo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmomo/ [ˈmo.mo] Rhymes: -omo Syllabification: mo‧mo === Etymology 1 === Uncertain: from Vulgar Latin *mōmus, from Ancient Greek Μῶμος (Mômos, “god of satire and mockery”), from μῶμος (mômos); from an imitative Proto-Germanic root, whence Dutch mom (“mask”), German Mumme (“mask”) - see mummer. from Old French momer (“to wear a mask”), related to momon (“mask”), from a child's word expressing astonishment. Compare English mum. Cognate to Portuguese momo, Aragonese momo, Catalan mom, French momon (“mask”). ==== Noun ==== momo m (plural momos) funny face; silly face === Etymology 2 === Syllabic variant of meme. ==== Noun ==== momo m (plural momos) (Internet slang) meme Synonyms: momazo, meme ===== Derived terms ===== === References === === Further reading === “momo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈmomoʔ/ [ˈmoː.moʔ] Rhymes: -omoʔ Syllabification: mo‧mo === Noun === momò (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜋᜓ) alternative form of mumo