English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole MoBay.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /moʊˈbeɪ/, /mʌˈbeɪ/

Proper noun edit

MoBay

  1. (Jamaica, informal) Montego Bay

Jamaican Creole edit

Etymology edit

Abbreviation of Montego Bay.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʌ.bʲeː/
  • Hyphenation: Mo‧Bay

Proper noun edit

MoBay

  1. (informal) Montego Bay
    MoBay is Jamaica secon' city.
    Montego Bay is Jamaica's second city.
    • 2020, Yasmine Peru, “Cops want Tommy Lee again”, in The Jamaica Star[1] (in English):
      “Big up every youth inna MoBay. Wi seh one MoBay. []
      My respect goes out to all the youth in Montego Bay. We support a united Montego Bay. []

See also edit

  • Sav-la-Mar, Sav (common name for Savanna-la-Mar)
  • town (common name for Kingston)