moho
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English
Etymology 1
Noun
moho (plural mohos)
- The North Island takahē, an extinct rail of New Zealand.
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Hawaiian ʻōʻō, onomatopoeic from its call, via confusion of its name with the moho (“rail”).
Noun
moho (plural mohos)
- Synonym of oo.
References
- “moho”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “moho, n.1.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.
Anagrams
Phuthi
Etymology
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Adverb
móhó
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese mofo (“mold, mildew”), from Italian muffa (“mould, mildew”).
Pronunciation
Noun
moho m (plural mohos)
Further reading
- “moho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10