moio

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moio

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From Portuguese moio, from Latin modius (“Roman peck of about 9 L”), from modus (“measure”) + -ius (“-y: forming adjectives”). Doublet of moyo.

noun moios · mojo · moyo

historical A traditional Portuguese dry measure, equal to about 0.78–1.15 m³ at different places and times.

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

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

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@misc{moio_2026,
  title = {moio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}