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moose
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: mo?os, IPA(key): /mu?s/
- Rhymes: -u?s
- Homophone: mousse
Etymology 1
Earlier mus, moos, from an Eastern Algonquian language name for the animal, such as Massachusett moos, mws, Narragansett moos or Penobscot mos (cognate to Abenaki moz), from Proto-Algonquian *mo·swa (“it strips”), referring to how a moose strips tree bark when feeding: compare Massachusett moos-u (“he strips, cuts smooth”).
Noun
moose (plural moose or (dated, rare) mooses or (non-standard, jocular) meese)
- (US, Canada) The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
- We saw a moose at the edge of the woods.
- (informal) An ugly person.
Usage notes
- The usual plural of moose is moose; compare the names of many animals, such as deer and fish, which are also invariant. Other plurals are rare and non-standard: mooses (with the usual English plural-forming suffix -s) and meese (jocularly formed by analogy to goose ? geese).
Synonyms
- (largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus)): elk (British), Newfoundland speed bump (Canadian, humorous)
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Irish: mús
- ? Khmer: ????? (muuhs??)
- ? Korean: ?? (museu)
- ? Persian: ???? (mus)
- ? Arabic: ????? (m??)
- ? Thai: ??? (múus)
- Thai: ??????? (gwaang-mûut)
Translations
See also
- moose on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
Japanese ??? (“girl”).
Noun
moose
- (US, military, slang) An Asian girl taken as a lover.
- 2005, Rupert Nelson, Like the Rings of a Tree (page 279)
- In military bases in the rear areas it was common for soldiers to have a moose.
- 2011, Michael Cullen Green, Black Yanks in the Pacific (page 75)
- Even the lowest ranked serviceman, because of his salary, benefits, and status as an American occupationaire, could afford to “maintain a 'Moose' and still take care of his other obligations.
- 2005, Rupert Nelson, Like the Rings of a Tree (page 279)
References
Ojibwe
Noun
moose (plural mooseg)
- worm
- caterpillar
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English mous
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mus]
Noun
moose (plural mice)
- mouse
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moove
English
Alternative forms
- move
Verb
moove (third-person singular simple present mooves, present participle mooving, simple past and past participle moovd or mooved)
- Obsolete spelling of move
References
- Century Dictionary, Vol. V, Page 3854, moove
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