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mogo

mogo noun: cassava.

Noun

mogo (uncountable)

  1. (Africa) cassava

Proper noun capitalized: Mogo

Mogo

  1. A locality in the Eurobodalla council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A locality in the Mid-Western council area and the Upper Hunter council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Origin of mogo

Derived from Swahili muhogo, borrowed from Omani Arabic مْهوجه (mhōgo), possibly from Portuguese mandioca, borrowed from Old Tupi mandi'oka, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *maniʔok, from Proto-Tupian *mani (“cassava”) + Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔok (“tuber”).

Words formed from mogo

Questions about mogo

What does mogo mean?
Mogo means cassava.
What part of speech is mogo?
Mogo can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near mogo in the dictionary

  1. moglai
  2. Moglais
  3. Mogle
  4. Mogles
  5. Moglonemby
  6. mogo
  7. Mogo Creek
  8. mogodu
  9. Mogok
  10. Mogol
  11. Mogollon

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