moái

See also: moai, Moai, mo'ai, and mò'āi

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Rapa Nui mo'ai (“statue, figurine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈai/ [moˈai̯]
• Rhymes: -ai
• Syllabification: mo‧ái

Noun

moái m (plural moáis)

1. moai

Further reading

• “moái”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28