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mó.

millstone

2 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɔ/Brazil/ˈmɔ/Portugal
  1. millstone

    feminine
  2. grindstone

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese moo, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”). Cognate with Spanish muela.

adv/ˈmɔ/Brazil/ˈmɔ/Portugal
  1. very

    Brazil · not-comparable · slang
    Acordei mó desesperado essa noite.
noun/ˈmɔ/Brazil/ˈmɔ/Portugal
  1. crowd

    collective · feminine
  2. heap, pile (large quantity)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin mōlēs (“mass”). Doublet of mole, a borrowing.

adj/ˈmɔ/Brazil/ˈmɔ/Portugal
  1. clipping of maior (often combined with article)

    Brazil · abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · informal · invariable
    Pular de paraquedas é mó adrenalina
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