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miao

See also: Miao, miāo, miáo, miǎo, and miào

Italian

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmja.o/
  • Rhymes: -ao
  • Hyphenation: mià‧o

Noun

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miao m (invariable)

  1. meow, mew, meu, miaow

Derived terms

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Interjection

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miao

  1. meow, mew, meu, miaow the cry of a cat

Anagrams

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Mandarin

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Romanization

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miao

  1. Nonstandard spelling of miāo.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of miáo.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of miǎo.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of miào.

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Spanish

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Etymology 1

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From Mandarin 苗 (Miáo).

Adjective

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miao (invariable)

  1. Miao

Noun

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miao m or f by sense (plural miao)

  1. Miao

Etymology 2

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From meado, past participle of mear.

Noun

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miao m (plural miao)

  1. (Panama, informal) urine
    Synonyms: orina, orine
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