moho
See also: Moho and mohó
English
Etymology 1
From Maori moho.
Noun
moho (plural mohos)
- The North Island takahē, an extinct rail of New Zealand.
Etymology 2
From Hawaiian ‘ō‘ō, 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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- “moho, n.1.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2002.
Anagrams
- HOMO, homo, homo-
Phuthi
Etymology
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Adverb
móhó
- together
Spanish
Etymology
From Portuguese mofo (“mold, mildew”), from Italian muffa (“mould, mildew”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoo/ [ˈmo.o]
- Rhymes: -oo
- Syllabification: mo‧ho
Noun
moho m (plural mohos)
- mildew (US), mold, mould (UK, AU, CA)
- (dated) rust
- Synonyms: herrumbre, orín, óxido
Further reading
- “moho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014