Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loco moco

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: lo-co -mo-co
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Hawaiian meal, usually of white rice topped with a hamburger patty, a fried egg, and gravy.

Uncountable

Etymology

Reportedly from Spanish loco (“crazy”), with an arbitrary rhyme for the second word.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: loco

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does loco moco mean?: A traditional Hawaiian meal, usually of white rice topped with a hamburger patty, a fried egg, and gravy.
Where does loco moco come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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