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English word origin

Etymology of moho

Borrowed from Māori moho.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

The North Island takahē, an extinct rail of New Zealand.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Māori moho.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

Synonym of oo.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Hawaiian ʻōʻō, onomatopoeic from its call, via confusion of its name with the moho (“rail”).

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

A motor home.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping.

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