momio
Spanish
Etymology
From momia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʾ), from Persian مومیا (mumyā), from موم (mum, “wax”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmomjo/ [ˈmo.mjo]
- Rhymes: -omjo
- Syllabification: mo‧mio
Adjective
momio (feminine momia, masculine plural momios, feminine plural momias)
- (meat) lean
- (Chile, colloquial, politics) on the right wing
Noun
momio m (plural momios)
- bargain, extra (in a deal)
- de momio ― for free
Noun
momio m (plural momios, feminine momia, feminine plural momias)
- (Chile, colloquial, politics, masculine) right-winger (feminine momia)
Further reading
- “momio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014