mando
/ˈmændəʊ/
mando noun: a mandatory, a sign or line that requires the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it. Also the clipping of mandatory.
Noun (1)
mando (plural mandos)
- A mandatory, a sign or line that requires the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.
- I am apparently very much in the minority regarding mandos. I think well considered mandatories can turn otherwise boring, wide open holes into something of more challenge and interest. But from what I can tell most golfers hate mandos.1998 September 10, Dennis Moore, “Re: Patent Law and Disc Golf”, in rec.sport.disc (Usenet)
Noun (2) capitalized: Mando
Mando (uncountable)
- The Mandarin language.
Also used as
mando is also the clipping of mandatory.
mando is also the clipping of mandolin.
Forms of mando
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | mandos |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more mando |
| superlative | most mando |
Origin of mando
Clipping of mandatory + -o.
Clipping of mandolin.
Clipping of Mandarin, probably influenced by the use of Canto for Cantonese.
Words formed from mando
Words that rhyme with mando
Questions about mando
- What does mando mean?
- Mando means a mandatory, a sign or line that requires the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.
- What part of speech is mando?
- Mando is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mando?
- Mando is pronounced /ˈmændəʊ/.
- What is the plural of mando?
- The plural of mando is mandos.
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