moho
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
moho (plural mohos)
- The North Island takahē, an extinct rail of New Zealand.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Hawaiian ‘ō‘ō, onomatopoeic from its call, via confusion of its name with the moho (“rail”).
Noun[edit]
moho (plural mohos)
- Synonym of oo.
References[edit]
- moho in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “moho, n.1.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2002.
Anagrams[edit]
Phuthi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Adverb[edit]
móhó
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese mofo (“mold, mildew”), from Italian muffa (“mould, mildew”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
moho m (plural mohos)
Usage notes[edit]
- Moho is a false friend, and does not mean moo. Spanish equivalents are shown in the "Translations" section of the English entry moo.
Further reading[edit]
- “moho” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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