moño

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mono"

Spanish

Etymology

Apparently from the Paleo-Hispanic word *mūnn- (“bump, lump”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoɲo/ [ˈmo.ɲo]
  • Rhymes: -oɲo
  • Syllabification: mo‧ño

Noun

moño m (plural moños)

  1. bun, chignon (hairstyle)
  2. headpad (a turban of wound cloth used for carrying loads on the head)
  3. (Mexico, South America, US) bow (of ribbon)
    Synonym: lazo
  4. (Rioplatense, El Salvador, Paraguay, Puerto Rico) bow tie, bowtie
    Synonyms: corbata de moño; see also Thesaurus:corbatín

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Catalan: monyo

Further reading

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