See also: mono, Mono, mono-, and -mono

Spanish

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Etymology

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Apparently from the a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia word *mūnn- (bump, lump).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmoɲo/ [ˈmo.ɲo]
  • Rhymes: -oɲo
  • Syllabification: mo‧ño

Noun

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moño m (plural moños)

  1. bun, chignon (hairstyle)
  2. headpad (a turban of wound cloth used for carrying loads on the head)
  3. (Mexico, South America, US) bow (of ribbon)
    Synonym: lazo
  4. (Argentina, El Salvador, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Uruguay) bow tie, bowtie
    Synonyms: corbata de moño; see also Thesaurus:corbatín

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: monyo

Further reading

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