MAO

Meanings

1. Initialism of monoamine oxidase.

1. The ma'oma'o, Gymnomyza samoensis, a large passerine bird native to Samoa.

1. A fairy chess piece which moves identically to the xiangqi horse, moving one square orthogonally and then one square diagonally at a 135 degree angle. Similar to the chess knight, but has more limited movement as its movement can be obstructed by an intervening piece.

1. A common surname from Chinese, from Mandarin, usually referring to Mao Zedong.
2. A card game, named after Mao Zedong, in which players attempt to shed all their cards without violating certain unspoken rules.

1. A Sino-Tibetan language.

1. A branch of the Omotic languages spoken in Ethiopia.

1. Synonym of labret

Etymology

Borrowed from Samoan ma'o, from ma'oma'o.