loco moco

noun

A traditional Hawaiian meal, usually of white rice topped with a hamburger patty, a fried egg, and gravy.

OriginSpanish loco →
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Meanings

nounloco moco (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA traditional Hawaiian meal, usually of white rice topped with a hamburger patty, a fried egg, and gravy.

Origin

  1. Spanishloco“crazy”
  2. Englishloco moco

Reportedly from Spanish loco (“crazy”), with an arbitrary rhyme for the second word.

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APA

loco moco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loco%20moco

MLA

“loco moco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loco%20moco. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loco moco,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loco%20moco.

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