mumo

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

mumo

1. a bogeyman; an imaginary creature meant to inspire fear in children

Etymology 2

Undetermined.

Noun

mumo

1. to hit or bump one's mouth against something

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Swahili

Verb

mumo

1. second-person plural of -mo: you all are (inside there)

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Tagalog

Noun

mumo

1. particles of cooked rice falling of the plate or table during a meal

Related terms

• mugmog

Etymology 2

Apparent reduplication of the first syllable of multo

Alternative forms

• momo
• mumu

Noun

mumò

1. bogeyman; a monster causing fear in children's stories
2. (childish) ghost