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Nuo

Nuo noun: folk ritual practices found in parts in China, revolving around the worship of gods represented by wooden masks and idols.

Noun

Nuo (uncountable)

  1. folk ritual practices found in parts in China, revolving around the worship of gods represented by wooden masks and idols.

Origin of Nuo

Borrowed from Mandarin 儺／傩 (nuó).

Questions about Nuo

What does Nuo mean?
Nuo means folk ritual practices found in parts in China, revolving around the worship of gods represented by wooden masks and idols.
What part of speech is Nuo?
Nuo is a noun.

Words near Nuo in the dictionary

  1. nunuz stone
  2. nunuz stones
  3. nunya
  4. Nunziato
  5. Nunziatos
  6. Nuo
  7. nuoc mam
  8. nuoc mams
  9. nuoc-mam
  10. nuocyte
  11. nuocytes

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