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milo¹

Where it comes from

Probably related to Portuguese milho (“millet”). In early European accounts, millet and sorghum were often confused.

noun milos

  1. US, countable, uncountable sorghum When he does talk, it's always about the farm: the milo is doing poorly this year, the corn has a blight[…]

Milo²

  • /ˈmaɪloʊ/

Where it comes from

A Latinate variant of Miles.

proper noun

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Stevie didn't care. At least he didn't have an oddball name like Milo and he never had to get up for church on Sunday.
  2. An English surname originating as a patronymic transferred from the given name.
  3. A small village in Llanfihangel Aberbythych community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN5917).
  4. A village in Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada.
  5. An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Huntington County, Indiana.
  6. A minor city in Warren County, Iowa.
  7. A town and census-designated place therein, in Piscataquis County, Maine.
  8. A village in Vernon County, Missouri.
  9. A town in Yates County, New York.
  10. An unincorporated community in Carter County, Oklahoma.
  11. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Oregon.
  12. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia.

Milo³

Where it comes from

From Milo, an Australian brand of chocolate owned by Nestle.

noun

  1. Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial, uncountable A drink of Milo chocolate.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: milo maize, sorghum, pleasantly, melo, mello, something, milot, gonna, millo, slobodan, sorghum molasses, sorghum syrup, milletmeal, feedgrain, maize syrup, boza

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name male given name

中文米洛 Mǐluò

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"milo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/milo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

milo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/milo

Chicago

"milo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/milo.

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@misc{milo_2026,
  title = {milo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/milo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}