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nyao

nyao interjection: the cry of a cat; meow, miaow.

Interjection

  1. The cry of a cat; meow, miaow.
    • Scorpion's body dropped to the ground as Felicia turned back into a cat. With a barely audible "nyao," she then began to lick and clean herself off.1994 December 13, Mark Maestas, “Dream Tournament 3: Round 1 Results, Part 2”, in rec.games.video.arcade (Usenet)
    • Luna looked at me with a very skeptical face, "Nyao?!"
      It must have been a cat's way of saying, 'You've got to be kidding!'1997 August 16, Terra, “[XOver] [FanFic] Star98 - Episode 2: The Lost Senshi”, in rec.arts.anime.fandom (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    nya, nyaa, nyan

Synonyms of nyao

Origin of nyao

From the Japanese onomatopoeia にゃお (nyao).

Questions about nyao

What does nyao mean?
Nyao means the cry of a cat; meow, miaow.
What part of speech is nyao?
Nyao is an interjection.

Words near nyao in the dictionary

  1. nyansook
  2. nyansooks
  3. nyanza
  4. nyanzas
  5. Nyanzi
  6. nyao
  7. nyaope
  8. nyaopes
  9. Nyarko
  10. Nyarkos
  11. Nyarrin

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