momio

Spanish

Etymology

From momia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ), from Persian مومیا (mumyâ), from موم (mum, “wax”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmomjo/ [ˈmo.mjo]
• Rhymes: -omjo
• Syllabification: mo‧mio

Adjective

momio (feminine momia, masculine plural momios, feminine plural momias)

1. (meat) lean
2. (Chile, colloquial, politics) on the right wing

Noun

momio m (plural momios)

1. bargain, extra (in a deal)

   de momio ― for free

Noun

momio m (plural momios, feminine momia, feminine plural momias)

1. (Chile, colloquial, politics, masculine) right-winger (feminine momia)

Further reading

• “momio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014