momo
/ˈməʊməʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
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.
name
A female given name from Japanese.
name
A diminutive of the male given name Mohammed.
Example Sentences
- "Many dishes show a direct influence of China or India; for example, momos, or Tibetan dumplings, look like Chinese pot-stickers."
- "She heated handpies and tofu in her off-campus apartment, and at her home in India, she heats momos, dehydrates mangoes and cooks whole, shelled peanuts."
- "Since I come from the North-eastern part of India myself and belong to a minority race, I too have suffered from racism, at least in its milder forms. I’ve been called "chinky", "momo", "chowmein", and more."
- "Now, it is a well-known fact that many Northeast Indians are derogatorily called 'momos' after the dish by mainland Indians for their round-ish features."
- "The probability on one-four-reel machine is a million and a half to one. On three machines in a row, it's in the billions. It cannot happen… would not happen, you fuckin' momo!"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: མོག་མོག, -
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Food.