mohinga

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noun

A Burmese soup made with rice noodles and fish.

OriginBurmese မုန့်ဟင်းခါး →
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Meanings

nounmohinga (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Burmese soup made with rice noodles and fish.

    “Now we are friends. Eat your mohinga.”

    2017, Salman Rushdie, The Golden House, Jonathan Cape, published 2017, page 264

Origin

  1. Burmeseမုန့်ဟင်းခါး
  2. Englishmohinga

Borrowed from Burmese မုန့်ဟင်းခါး (mun.hang:hka:).

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Translations

Japanese モンヒンガー
  • モンヒンガー (monhingā)a Burmese soup made with rice noodles and fish
Korean 모힝가
  • 모힝가 (mohingga)a Burmese soup made with rice noodles and fish
Russian мохи́нга
  • мохи́нга (moxínga)a Burmese soup made with rice noodles and fish
Thai โมนฮีนกา, หม่อฮิงคา
  • โมนฮีนกาa Burmese soup made with rice noodles and fish
  • หม่อฮิงคาa Burmese soup made with rice noodles and fish
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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