momo
See also: Appendix:Variations of "momo"
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Tibetan མོག་མོག (mog mog), from Mandarin 饃饃/馍馍 (mómo).
Noun edit
momo (plural momos or momo)
- A type of dumpling from Nepal, Ladakh or Tibet made with a simple flour and water dough and filled with meat, vegetables or cheese.
- 2007 July 1, “Far East of the U.N.”, in New York Times[1]:
- Many dishes show a direct influence of China or India; for example, momos, or Tibetan dumplings, look like Chinese pot-stickers.
- (India, slang, offensive) A person from Northeast India.
- 2017 May 23, Alana Golmei, “Let’s talk about racism”, in Hindustan Times, Delhi:
- Since I come from the North-eastern part of India myself and belong to a minority race, I too have suffered from racism, at least in its milder forms. I’ve been called "chinky", "momo", "chowmein", and more.
- 2021 June 9, “Northeast Indians DISRESPECTED once again with 'momo' slur”, in India Today Northeast:
- Now, it is a well-known fact that many Northeast Indians are derogatorily called 'momos' after the dish by mainland Indians for their round-ish features.
Alternative forms edit
Translations edit
type of dumpling
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Etymology 2 edit
Clipping and reduplication of moron.
Noun edit
momo (plural momos)
- (US, slang, derogatory) A moron.
- 1995, Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese, Casino, spoken by Ace (Robert De Niro):
- The probability on one-four-reel machine is a million and a half to one. On three machines in a row, it's in the billions. It cannot happen… would not happen, you fuckin' momo!
Further reading edit
- Momo (food) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Jonathon Green (2024), “momo n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
- Eric Partridge (2005), “momo”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 2 (J–Z), London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 1310.
Adangme edit
Adverb edit
momo
Aiwoo edit
Verb edit
momo
- to chew (in order to swallow)
See also edit
References edit
- Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007), “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, issue 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Hopi edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
momo (plural momòot)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Albert, Roy; Shaul, David Leedom (1985) A Concise Hopi and English Lexicon, John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 40
- Hopi Dictionary Project, The (1998) Hopi Dictionary: Hopìikwa Lavàytutuveni: A Hopi Dictionary of the Third Mesa Dialect with an English-Hopi Finder List and a Sketch of Hopi Grammar, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, page 244
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
momo
Kholosi edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit माम (māma, “uncle”).
Noun edit
momo m
- (family) maternal uncle
References edit
- Eric Anonby; Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014), “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx[3], pages 13-36
Maori edit
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momo
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: mo‧mo
Noun edit
momo m (plural momos)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain:
- from Vulgar Latin *mōmus, from Ancient Greek Μῶμος (Mômos, “god of satire and mockery”), from μῶμος (mômos);
- from an imitative Proto-Germanic root, whence Dutch mom (“mask”), German Mumme (“mask”) - see mummer.
- from Old French momer (“to wear a mask”), related to momon (“mask”), from an child's word expressing astonishment. Compare English mum.[1]
Cognate to Portuguese momo, Aragonese momo, Catalan mom, French momon (“mask”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
momo m (plural momos)
References edit
Further reading edit
- “momo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From apparent reduplication of the first syllable of multo.
Noun edit
momo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜋᜓ)
- Alternative form of mumo