モモ

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of モモ – see the following entry.

【桃もも】S [noun] [from 720] peach [noun] [from 720] peach tree [proper noun] a female given name

(This term, モモ (momo), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Tibetan མོག་མོག (mog mog), from Mandarin 饃饃 / 馍馍 (mómo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mo̞mo̞]

Noun

モモ • (momo) 

1. momo (type of dumpling in Tibetan and Nepali cuisine)