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English
Etymology
From Swahili muhogo.
Noun
mogo (uncountable)
- (Africa) cassava
Anagrams
Dharug
Noun
mogo
- Obsolete form of mugu.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from a Mande language with a noun meaning “man”.
Pronunciation
Noun
mogo m (plural mogos)
- (Ivory Coast slang) bloke, man, particularly as seen as engaging in intercourse with women, philanderer, lothario
2014, “Bébé”, El Jay (lyrics), performed by Kiff No Beat:Bébé laisse toi aller, tout le monde sait que t’es kpoklé
On sait que t’as fini de mougou tous les mogos qui jouent les millionnaires de ton quartier- Baby let yourself go, all the world knows that you are a skank
One knows that you have accomplished to shag all philanderers of your ends who play millionaires
References
- Lafage, Suzanne (2002) Le lexique français de Côte d’Ivoire (Le français en Afrique; Nº 16 et 17), Nice: Institut de Linguistique française – CNRS