momo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of dumpling from Nepal, Ladakh or Tibet made with a simple flour and water dough and filled with meat, vegetables or cheese.
  2. A person from Northeast India.
noun
  1. A moron.
name
  1. A female given name from Japanese.
name
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Mohammed.
  2. Nickname for Muhammad (571 CE – 632 CE), Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam.

Pronunciation

/ˈməʊməʊ/ mō'mō LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-momo.wav

Word forms

momo momos mo-mo

Etymology

From Tibetan མོག་མོག (mog mog), from Mandarin 饃饃/馍馍 (mómo).

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