mono

See also mono-, -mono, and moño

English

Etymology 1

Shortening of mononucleosis

Noun

mono (uncountable)

1. Short name for the disease mononucleosis

Synonyms

• mononucleosis
• glandular fever
• the kissing disease

Etymology 2

Probably from the prefix mono- meaning “one, single”

Noun

mono (plural monos)

1. (slang) (UK, Australia) A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the front wheel is lifted off the ground while riding

Synonyms

• wheelie

Etymology 3

Shortening of monophonic

Adjective

mono (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) abbreviation for monaural or monophonic; having only a single audio channel

   Because many in the audience were very close to one of the speakers, the DJ decided to play the music in mono.

Translations

having only a single audio channel

Japanese: モノ (ja) (mono)

Russian: моно (ru) (móno), монофонический (ru) (monofoníčeskij)

Antonyms

• stereo

Anagrams

• moon, Moon

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Esperanto

Noun

mono (plural monoj, accusative singular monon, accusative plural monojn)

1. money

   La novgeedzoj devas ŝpareme vivi kiam ili savas sufiĉan monon por aĉeti domon.

   The newlyweds must live frugally as they save enough money to purchase a house.

Related terms

• senmona (“penniless”)

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Finnish

Etymology

Shortened from the family name Mononen.

Noun

mono

1. (colloquial) a skiing shoe.

Synonyms

• (skiing shoe): hiihtokenkä

Usage notes

• This is still a trademark, owned by the Mono company.

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Galician

Noun

mono m. (plural monos)

1. ape

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Japanese

Noun

mono (hiragana もの)

1. 物:　thing
2. 者:　person

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Spanish

Adjective

mono m. (feminine mona, masculine plural monos, feminine plural monas)

1. (colloquial) cute, pretty
2. (Colombia, colloquial) blond, blonde

Synonyms

• bonito (1)
• rubio (2)

Noun

mono m. (plural monos)

1. overalls (in non-US sense), coveralls

Noun

mono m. (plural monos, feminine singular mona, feminine plural monas)

1. monkey
2. (Mexico, Chile) doll, puppet

Synonyms

• (monkey): chango (Mexico), maimón, mico, simio
• (doll): muñeco
• (overalls): mono de trabajo, overol, buzo

Derived terms

• monos animados
• monada