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Mosuo

Syllables: Mo·suo/məʊˈswəʊ/

Mosuo noun: a small ethnic group living in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in China, close to the border with Tibet.

Noun

Mosuo pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A small ethnic group living in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in China, close to the border with Tibet.

Proper noun

Mosuo

  1. Synonym of Na (“language”).
    Synonyms:
    Na

Synonyms of Mosuo

Origin of Mosuo

Borrowed from Mandarin 摩梭 (Mósuō).

Questions about Mosuo

What does Mosuo mean?
Mosuo means a small ethnic group living in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in China, close to the border with Tibet.
What part of speech is Mosuo?
Mosuo can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mosuo?
Mosuo is pronounced /məʊˈswəʊ/.

Words near Mosuo in the dictionary

  1. Mostyn
  2. Mostyns
  3. Mostyska
  4. Mosul
  5. mosunetuzumab
  6. Mosuo
  7. Mosutho
  8. Mosuto
  9. mosy
  10. mosying
  11. Moszkiewicz

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