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mogwai

/ˈmɒɡwaɪ/

mogwai noun: a kind of demon held to be harmful to humans.

Noun

mogwai (plural mogwais or mogwai)

  1. (Chinese) A kind of demon held to be harmful to humans.

Forms of mogwai

pluralmogwais
pluralmogwai

Origin of mogwai

From Cantonese 魔怪 (mo1 gwaai3), 魔鬼 (mo1 gwai2).

Questions about mogwai

What does mogwai mean?
Mogwai means a kind of demon held to be harmful to humans.
What part of speech is mogwai?
Mogwai is a noun.
How do you pronounce mogwai?
Mogwai is pronounced /ˈmɒɡwaɪ/.
What is the plural of mogwai?
The plural of mogwai is mogwais.

Words near mogwai in the dictionary

  1. mogully
  2. moguls
  3. mogulship
  4. mogulships
  5. Mogum
  6. mogwai
  7. mogwais
  8. moh
  9. moh tree
  10. moh trees
  11. Moh.

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