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mono
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?m?n??/
- (US) IPA(key): /?m?no?/
- Hyphenation: mon?o
Etymology 1
Noun
mono (uncountable)
- (informal) Clipping of mononucleosis.
Etymology 2
Probably from the prefix mono- meaning “one, single”.
Noun
mono (plural monos)
- (slang, Britain, Australia) A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the front wheel is lifted off the ground while riding
Synonyms
- wheelie
Etymology 3
Clipping of monophonic.
Adjective
mono (not comparable)
- (colloquial) Monaural or monophonic; having only a single audio channel.
- Because many in the audience were very close to one of the speakers, the DJ decided to play the music in mono.
Antonyms
- stereo
Translations
Etymology 4
Clipping of monochrome.
Adjective
mono (not comparable)
- (colloquial) Monochrome.
- 1985, PC Mag, volume 4, number 4, page 125:
- The excellent on-screen display of italics, superscripts and subscripts, and other niceties available on the color screen now display on mono monitors, but with the inherently superior text font of the mono mode.
- 1985, PC Mag, volume 4, number 4, page 125:
Etymology 5
Clipping of monomorphism.
Noun
mono (plural monos)
- (category theory) Abbreviation of monomorphism.
Related terms
- monic
Etymology 6
Clipping of monoamorous.
Adjective
mono (comparative more mono, superlative most mono)
- (chiefly informal) Monoamorous, monogamous.
Coordinate terms
- poly
Noun
mono (plural monos)
- (informal) A monogamous person.
Etymology 7
Clipping of monosexual.
Adjective
mono (comparative more mono, superlative most mono)
- (chiefly informal) Monosexual.
- 2013, Shiri Eisner, Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution (?ISBN):
- People who do wish to be recognizable as trans or bi are often coercively passed off as cis or mono anyway.
- 2013, Dawn Atkins, Bisexual Women in the Twenty-First Century (?ISBN), page 37:
- That is, establishing as it does a replacement binary (mono versus bi, rather than hetero versus homo) it functions to erase lesbian and gay specificity. In turn, this fails to consider, and even elides, important structural inequities between the hetero- and homosexual categories. The difficulty of establishing bisexual legitimacy in a discursive context of oppositional categories was acknowledged by a number of participants. For some, invoking the mono/bi dichotomy affords bisexuality [...]
- 2013, Shiri Eisner, Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution (?ISBN):
Coordinate terms
- bi, pan
Anagrams
- Moon, OMON, moon, nomo-
Aragonese
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
mono m (plural monos)
- monkey
References
- Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) , “mono”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, ?ISBN
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from French monnaie and English money.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mono/
- Hyphenation: mo?no
- Rhymes: -ono
- Audio:
Noun
mono (accusative singular monon, plural monoj, accusative plural monojn)
- money
Derived terms
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mono/, [?mo?no?]
- Rhymes: -ono
- Syllabification: mo?no
Etymology 1
From a trademark "Mono", registered in 1932 by Lahden Saapas- ja Lapikasteollisuus O.Y, since 1943 Mono Oy. The name was chosen as result of a contest. The winner justified the name by explaining that it came from Ancient Greek ????? (mónos, “unique”), which described the positioning of the skiing shoes of the firm on the market. It didn't probably hurt that the founder of the firm was Jussi Mononen.
Noun
mono
- skiing shoe
- (slang, by extension) shoe
Declension
Synonyms
- (skiing shoe): hiihtokenkä
Derived terms
- antaa monoa (to fire, dismiss; see antaa potkut)
- monottaa
Etymology 2
< monofoninen (“monophonic”)
Adjective
mono
- mono (having only a single audio channel)
Declension
Synonyms
- monofoninen
Anagrams
- moon
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?.no/
Etymology 1
Truncation of monophonique
Adjective
mono (plural monos)
- monophonic, monaural
Etymology 2
Clipping of moniteur + -o.
Noun
mono m (plural monos)
- (informal) supervisor, leader (in a camp)
Further reading
- “mono” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Noun
mono m (plural monos)
- ape
Italian
Adjective
mono
- single (of one part)
Japanese
Romanization
mono
- R?maji transcription of ??
- R?maji transcription of ??
Latvian
Adjective
mono
- Abbreviation of monofonisks
Noun
mono f (invariable)
- Abbreviation of monofonija
Portuguese
Etymology
Uncertain, but probably borrowed from or related to Spanish mono.
Noun
mono m (plural monos)
- monkey; ape
- (figuratively) lazy or ugly person
- (figuratively) deadstock
- (figuratively) bulky waste
Spanish
Etymology
Haplographically from maimón (“monkey”), from Arabic ????????? (maym?n, “baboon, mandrill”). Compare English monkey.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mono/, [?mo.no]
Adjective
mono (feminine mona, masculine plural monos, feminine plural monas) (superlative monísimo)
- (Spain, colloquial) cute, pretty
- Synonyms: bonito, cuqui
- (Colombia, colloquial) blond, blonde
- Synonym: rubio
Noun
mono m (plural monos, feminine mona, feminine plural monas)
- monkey
- Synonyms: chango, maimón, mico, simio, (Louisiana) macaco
- boiler suit, coveralls, overall, onesie (a one-piece suit combining trousers and jacket, worn for heavy or hot manual labour)
- Synonyms: mono de trabajo, mameluco, braga, buzo, overol
- jumpsuit (a one-piece item of clothing originally by parachutists)
- jumpsuit (a female one-piece item of clothing)
- (Chile, Peru) tracksuit, joggers (garment consisting of a top and trousers for sports and casual wear)
- Synonyms: buzo, chándal
- (Costa Rica, slang) the vulva or vagina
- (Mexico, Chile) doll, puppet
- Synonym: muñeco
- (colloquial) withdrawal symptom
- Synonym: síndrome de abstinencia
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mono” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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mojo
English
Etymology
Probably of Creole origin, cognate with Gullah moco (“witchcraft”), Fula moco'o (“medicine man”)
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?mo?d?o?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??d???/
- Rhymes: -??d???
Noun
mojo (countable and uncountable, plural mojos or mojoes)
- A magic charm or spell.
- Supernatural skill or luck.
- (slang) Personal magnetism; charm.
- (slang) Sex appeal; sex drive.
- (slang) Illegal drugs.
- (slang, usually with "wire") A telecopier; a fax machine.
Translations
Anagrams
- JOMO, Jomo, jomo
Japanese
Romanization
mojo
- R?maji transcription of ???
Lower Sorbian
Determiner
mojo
- Superseded spelling of mójo.
Spanish
Etymology
From mojar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?moxo/, [?mo.xo]
Noun
mojo m (plural mojos)
- a type of spicy red sauce from the Canary Islands made from chilli, oil, vinegar, garlic, and cumin
Alternative forms
- moje
Derived terms
- mojito
Verb
mojo
- First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of mojar.
Further reading
- “mojo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Venetian
Alternative forms
- mójo
Adjective
mojo m (feminine singular moja, masculine plural moji, feminine plural moje)
- wet
- soaked
Related terms
- mojar
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