Etymology

moco

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Portuguese mocó ← Old Tupi mokó
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moco · noun1

  1. Old Tupimokó
  2. Portuguesemocó
  3. English todaymoco

Borrowed from Portuguese mocó.

MoCo · proper noun2

From the two initial syllables, attested as early as 2001.

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