moho

From Maori moho.

moho (plural mohos)

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

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

moho (plural mohos)

1. Synonym of oo.

• moho in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• “moho, n.1.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2002.

• HOMO, homo, homo-

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

móhó

1. together

From Portuguese mofo (“mold, mildew”), from Italian muffa (“mould, mildew”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoo/ [ˈmo.o]
• Rhymes: -oo
• Syllabification: mo‧ho

moho m (plural mohos)

1. mildew (US), mold, mould (UK, AU, CA)
2. (dated) rust

   Synonyms: herrumbre, orín, óxido

• “moho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014