mogo

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noun

cassava

OriginSwahili muhogo ← Portuguese mandiocader.? ← Old Tupi mandi'oka →
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Meanings

mogo1

nounmogo (uncountable)
  1. Africauncountablecassava

Mogo2

proper noun
  1. A locality in the Eurobodalla council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A locality in the Mid-Western council area and the Upper Hunter council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

  1. Old Tupimandi'oka
  2. Portuguesemandiocader.?
  3. Swahilimuhogo
  4. Englishmogo

Derived from Swahili muhogo, borrowed from Omani Arabic مْهوجه (mhōgo), possibly from Portuguese mandioca, borrowed from Old Tupi mandi'oka, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *maniʔok, from Proto-Tupian *mani (“cassava”) + Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ʔok (“tuber”).

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

mogo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mogo

MLA

“mogo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mogo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mogo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mogo.

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