# half-moon

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The moon in its first or last quarter when only half the visible face is illuminated; a quarter moon.
2. Anything shaped like a crescent, especially the base of a fingernail.
3. A semicircular or crescent-shaped Filipino butter cookie.
4. Synonym of black and white (“type of cookie”).

## Etymology
From half- + moon.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/half-moon