mao

mao (plural maos)

1. The ma'oma'o, Gymnomyza samoensis, a large passerine bird native to Samoa.

• -oma, Amo, Amo., MOA, moa, oma

mao

1. taro

mao f (plural maos)

1. Alternative form of man

mao m (feminine singular má, masculine plural maos, feminine plural más)

1. Alternative form of malo

mao

1. to clear up (e.g. of cloudy weather), alleviate
2. to fade (e.g. of the color of cloth)
3. to pass (e.g. of a feeling), go away, cease

mao

1. a type of fish

• maomao

• Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1957), “mao”, in English–Hawaiian Dictionary. In Nā Puke Wehewehe ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi‎, 2003

mao

1. Rōmaji transcription of まお

mao

1. Nonstandard spelling of māo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of máo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of mǎo.
4. Nonstandard spelling of mào.

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

mao

1. med andra ord (in other words)