Mao.
A common surname from Chinese, from Mandarin, usually referring to Mao Zedong.
Meaning & usage
A common surname from Chinese, from Mandarin, usually referring to Mao Zedong.
A card game, named after Mao Zedong, in which players attempt to shed all their cards without violating certain unspoken rules.
Where this word comes from
From Mandarin 毛 (Máo).
A Sino-Tibetan language.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Tibeto-Burman.
A branch of the Omotic languages spoken in Ethiopia.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Amharic Mao (“indigenous ethnonym”).
Synonym of labret
Where this word comes from
Named after Mao Zedong, who had a mole on his chin that resembled a labret.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.