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momo meaning in Nepali

मोःमो moḥmo

/ˈməʊməʊ/

momo in Nepali: मोःमो (moḥmo), मोमो (momo), मःम (maḥma), मम (mama). In English, 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.

Nepali words for momo

type of dumpling
मोःमो moḥmo, मोमो momo, मःम maḥma, मम mama, मोःमोः moḥmoḥ, मोमोः momoḥ

English meaning of momo

  1. 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.
  2. noun A person from Northeast India.
  3. noun A moron.

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Questions about momo in Nepali

What is the meaning of momo in Nepali?
Momo in Nepali is मोःमो (moḥmo), मोमो (momo), मःम (maḥma), मम (mama).
momo को नेपाली अर्थ के हो?
Momo: मोःमो (moḥmo), मोमो (momo), मःम (maḥma), मम (mama).
What does momo mean in English?
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.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: momo (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Nepali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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