# momo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈməʊməʊ/ · frequency rank #28,629

## Definitions
1. A type of dumpling from Nepal, Ladakh or Tibet made with a simple flour and water dough and filled with meat, vegetables or cheese.
2. A person from Northeast India.

## Etymology
From Tibetan མོག་མོག (mog mog), from Mandarin 饃饃／馍馍 (mómo).

## Easily confused with
- **mum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-mum)
- **mon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-mon)
- **MoS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-mos)
- **mop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-mop)
- **MSM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-msm)
- **MOR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-mor)
- **moo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-moo)
- **mou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-mou)
- **mot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-mot)
- **mow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-mow)
- **Moz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-moz)
- **more** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-more)
- **most** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-most)
- **move** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-move)
- **moon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-moon)
- **mood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-mood)
- **monk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-monk)
- **moss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-moss)
- **moms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-moms)
- **mona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-mona)

## Common misspellings (5)
`mmomo`, `mmoo`, `mommo`, `moom`, `ommo`

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