moio

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noun

A traditional Portuguese dry measure, equal to about 0.78–1.15 m³ at different places and times.

OriginPortuguese moio ← Latin modius →
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Meanings

nounmoio (plural moios)

plural moios · alternative mojo · alternative moyo

  1. historicalA traditional Portuguese dry measure, equal to about 0.78–1.15 m³ at different places and times.

Origin

  1. Latinmodius“Roman peck of about 9 L”
  2. Portuguesemoio
  3. Englishmoio

From Portuguese moio, from Latin modius (“Roman peck of about 9 L”), from modus (“measure”) + -ius (“-y: forming adjectives”). Doublet of moyo.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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