Mosuo

Mo·suo
M3O1S1U1O1
/məʊˈswəʊ/

noun

A small ethnic group living in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in China, close to the border with Tibet.

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Na
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Meanings

nounMosuo pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA small ethnic group living in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in China, close to the border with Tibet.
proper noun
  1. Synonym of Na (“language”).

    Synonyms: Na

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Na (“language”).

Similar
Na
Also see
na

Origin

Borrowed from Mandarin 摩梭 (Mósuō).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

mouso
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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