moco

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noun

Rock cavy (Kerodon rupestris).

OriginPortuguese mocó ← Old Tupi mokó →
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Meanings

moco1

nounmoco (plural mocos)

plural mocos

  1. archaicRock cavy (Kerodon rupestris).

MoCo2

proper noun
  1. USslangMontgomery County, Maryland.

    I'm hoping to answer you and our Silver Spring questioner, who was looking for something this weekend in MoCo.

    2001 May 24, The Going Out Gurus, “Got Plans?”, in With the Entertainment Guide Staff, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company

Origin

moco · noun

  1. Old Tupimokó
  2. Portuguesemocó
  3. Englishmoco

Borrowed from Portuguese mocó.

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MoCo · proper noun

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Comocoom
Cite this entry
APA

moco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moco

MLA

“moco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moco. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moco,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moco.

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