momo en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈməʊməʊ/
- mō'mō
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Tibetan མོག་མོག (mog mog), from Mandarin 饃饃／馍馍 (mómo).
Meanings
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A type of dumpling, typical of the cuisines of Nepal, Ladakh, and Tibet and also regionally popular elsewhere in Asia, made with a simple flour and water dough and filled with meat, vegetables, or cheese.
She heated handpies and tofu in her off-campus apartment, and at her home in India, she heats momos, dehydrates mangoes and cooks whole, shelled peanuts.
2022 January 25, Christina Morales, “How the Air Fryer Crisped Its Way Into America’s Heart”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:Many dishes show a direct influence of China or India; for example, momos, or Tibetan dumplings, look like Chinese pot-stickers.
2007 July 1, “Far East of the U.N.”, in New York Times:
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(India, offensive, slang) A person from Northeast India.
Now, it is a well-known fact that many Northeast Indians are derogatorily called 'momos' after the dish by mainland Indians for their round-ish features.
2021 June 9, “Northeast Indians DISRESPECTED once again with 'momo' slur”, in India Today Northeast:Since I come from the North-eastern part of India myself and belong to a minority race, I too have suffered from racism, at least in its milder forms. I’ve been called "chinky", "momo", "chowmein", and more.
2017 May 23, Alana Golmei, “Let’s talk about racism”, in Hindustan Times, Delhi:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| momo | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| mo-mo | alternative | lexicographic | |
| momos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (35)
uk момо (type of dumpling) · dz མོ་མོ (type of dumpling) · sv momos (type of dumpling) · ne मोःमोः (type of dumpling) · ne मःम (type of dumpling) · fr momo (type of dumpling) · bn মোমো (type of dumpling) · zh 饃饃 (type of dumpling) · tr momo (type of dumpling) · ky момо (type of dumpling) · ja モモ (type of dumpling) · new मम (type of dumpling) · hi मोमो (type of dumpling) · be мо́ма (type of dumpling) · lbj མོག་མོག (type of dumpling) · ne मोमो (type of dumpling) · ne मम (type of dumpling) · nl momo (type of dumpling) · ne मोमोः (type of dumpling) · fi momo (type of dumpling) · th โมโม (type of dumpling) · es momo (type of dumpling) · de Momo (type of dumpling) · hu momo (type of dumpling) · ne मःमः (type of dumpling) · ne मोःमो (type of dumpling) · ru мо́мо (type of dumpling) · pl momo (type of dumpling) · bo མོག་མོག (type of dumpling) · as মম (type of dumpling) · fi momo-nyytti (type of dumpling) · ne ममः (type of dumpling) · zh 馍馍 (type of dumpling) · pt momo (type of dumpling) · ne मम (type of dumpling)