mona

English

a mona monkey, Cercopithecus mona

Etymology

From Spanish mona (monkey)

Noun

mona (plural monas)

  1. Cercopithecus mona, a West African monkey.

Further reading

Anagrams


Cornish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmoːnə]

Noun

mona m (plural monyes)

  1. money, cash, change

Synonyms


Italian

Etymology 1

From Spanish mono, of Arabic origin.

Noun

mona f (plural mone)

  1. (obsolete) monkey

Etymology 2

Uncertain.

Noun

mona f (plural mone)

  1. (regional, chiefly Triveneto, vulgar, figuratively) cunt, pussy

mona m (invariable)

  1. (regional, chiefly Triveneto, vulgar, derogatory) idiot, silly, dupe

Middle English

Noun

mona

  1. (chiefly early) Alternative form of mone (moon)

References


Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s, probably a suffixed form of an ultimate root *meh₁- (to measure).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːnɑ/

Noun

mōna m (nominative plural mōnan)

  1. moon

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants


Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mēnô, from Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s (moon, month). Compare Old English mōna, Old High German māno, Old Norse máni, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna).

Noun

mōna m

  1. the moon

Descendants


Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

mona n

  1. wisdom
  2. self-possession
  3. silence

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmo.na/
  • Hyphenation: mo‧na

Noun

mona f (plural monas)

  1. a female monkey or ape
    Synonyms: macaca, símia
  2. (vulgar) drunkenness
    Synonym: bebedeira
  3. rag doll
    Synonyms: marafona, matrafona
  4. the state of being upset, bothered or annoyed
    Synonyms: aborrecimento, amuamento, amuo
  5. (informal) vagina (woman's genitalia)
    For synonyms, see here.
  6. a goat lacking one of its horns
  7. (bullfighting) armor used by the bullfighter under his shorts

Spanish

Etymology

From mono (monkey).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmona/

Noun

mona f (plural monas)

  1. drunkenness, fuddle

Synonyms

Derived terms

Noun

mona f (plural monas, masculine mono, masculine plural monos)

  1. female equivalent of mono; female monkey
  2. copycat
  3. (Mexico, Chile) doll, puppet
  4. (Colombia) blonde woman

Descendants

Adjective

mona f sg

  1. Feminine singular of adjective mono.

Further reading


Volapük

Noun

mona

  1. genitive singular of mon
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