momo
/ˈməʊməʊ/
momo noun: 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.
Noun (1)
momo (plural momos or momo)
- 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.2007 July 1, “Far East of the U.N.”, in New York Times
- She heated handpies and tofu in her off-campus apartment, and at her home in India, she heats momos, dehydrates mangoes and cooks whole, shelled peanuts.2022 January 25, Christina Morales, “How the Air Fryer Crisped Its Way Into America’s Heart”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- 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.2017 May 23, Alana Golmei, “Let’s talk about racism”, in Hindustan Times, Delhi
- Now, it is a well-known fact that many Northeast Indians are derogatorily called 'momos' after the dish by mainland Indians for their round-ish features.2021 June 9, “Northeast Indians DISRESPECTED once again with 'momo' slur”, in India Today Northeast
Noun (2)
momo (plural momos)
- 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!1995, Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese, Casino, spoken by Ace (Robert De Niro)
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Momo
Momo
- A female given name from Japanese.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Momo
Momo
- A diminutive of the male given name Mohammed.
- Nickname for Muhammad (571 CE – 632 CE), Arabian political leader and the founder of Islam.
momo meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
momo in Hindi
- type of dumpling
- मोमो momo
momo in Tamil
- மோமோ
momo in Marathi
- मोमो, मॉमो
momo in Urdu
- مومو
More languagesFewer languages
- momo in Bengali
- মোমো mōmō
- momo in Telugu
- మోమో
- momo in Malayalam
- മോമോ, മൊമോ
- momo in Kannada
- ಮೊಮೊ, ಮೋಮೋ
- momo in Punjabi
- ਮੋਮੋ
- momo in Gujarati
- મોમો momo
- momo in Odia
- ମୋମୋ
- momo in Assamese
- মম mom
- momo in Nepali
- मोःमो moḥmo, मोमो momo, मःम maḥma, मम mama
- momo in Thai
- โมโม mo-mo
- Dzongkha
- མོ་མོ mo mo
Forms of momo
| plural | momos |
|---|---|
| plural | momo |
| alternative form | mo-mo |
Origin of momo
From Tibetan མོག་མོག (mog mog), from Mandarin 饃饃／馍馍 (mómo).
Clipping and reduplication of moron.
Borrowed from Japanese もも (Momo).
Phrases with momo
Questions about momo
- What does momo mean?
- Momo means 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.
- What is momo in Hindi?
- Momo in Hindi is मोमो (momo). See Momo meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is momo?
- Momo can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce momo?
- Momo is pronounced /ˈməʊməʊ/.
- What is the plural of momo?
- The plural of momo is momos.
Words near momo in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: momo (page history and authors); Momo (page history and authors); momo (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); momo (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); momo (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); momo (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); momo (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); momo (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); momo (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); મોમો (Gujarati) (page history and authors); momo (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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