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momo¹

  • /ˈməʊməʊ/

Rhymes with -əʊməʊ

Where it comes from

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

noun momos · momo · mo-mo

  1. A type of dumpling, typical of the cuisines of Nepal, Ladakh, and Tibet and also regionally popular elsewhere in Asia, made with a simple flour and water dough and filled with meat, vegetables, or cheese. Many dishes show a direct influence of China or India; for example, momos, or Tibetan dumplings, look like Chinese pot-stickers.
  2. India, offensive, slang A person from Northeast India. 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.

momo²

  • /ˈməʊməʊ/

Rhymes with -əʊməʊ

Where it comes from

Clipping and reduplication of moron.

noun momos

  1. US, derogatory, slang A moron. 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!

Momo³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese もも (Momo).

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Japanese.

Momo⁴

Where it comes from

Reduplication of Mo, a diminutive of Mohammed.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Mohammed.
  2. Internet, derogatory, offensive Nickname for Muhammad (571 CE – 632 CE), Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: momus, dango, mandu, manti, mami, dumpling, odango, buuz, dolma, wonton, soup dumpling, malfatti, mantou, nikuman, somosa, dhindo

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noun type of dumpling

Españolmomo
日本語モモ momo
中文饃饃, 馍馍 mómo
हिन्दीमोमो momo
Portuguêsmomo
Françaismomo
DeutschMomo
Русскиймо́мо mómo

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{momo_2026,
  title = {momo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/momo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}