mohíno

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic مُهِين (muhīn), from Arabic مَهِين (mahīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈino/ [moˈi.no]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: mo‧hí‧no

Adjective

mohíno (feminine mohína, masculine plural mohínos, feminine plural mohínas)

1. gloomy; downbeat; sulky

   Synonyms: triste, melancólico, disgustado

2. (of cattle) dark black

Derived terms

• mohín
• mohína

 

Descendants

• → Portuguese: mofino

Noun

mohíno m (plural mohínos)

1. hinny (offspring of a horse and donkey)
2. Iberian azure-winged magpie

Further reading

• “mohíno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28