muumuu
muu·muu/ˈmuˌmu/noun
muumuu is spelled M-U-U-M-U-U: 6 letters and 2 syllables (muu·muu). It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, muumuu means “A long, often calf-length, loose-fitting dress chiefly with short sleeves which is made of lightweight fabric printed with colourful, stylized…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of muumuu is muumuus.
How many letters and syllables are in muumuu?
| Letters | 6: M-U-U-M-U-U |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: muu·muu |
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is muumuu?
Muumuu appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce muumuu?
- UK /ˈmuːmuː/
- US /ˈmuˌmu/
Muumuu has 2 syllables, split muu·muu in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-muumuu.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-muumuu.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of muumuu
- muumuus plural
- moomoo
- moo-moo
- mumu
- muu-muu
- mu'umu'u
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does muumuu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A long, often calf-length, loose-fitting dress chiefly with short sleeves which is made of lightweight fabric printed with colourful, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Muumuu in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense long, loose-fitting dress:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | muumuu |
| German | Muʻumuʻu |
| Spanish | muumuu |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does muumuu come from?
Borrowed from Hawaiian muʻumuʻu, from muʻumuʻu (“to be cut off; to be shortened”, verb), probably because the garment is a short-sleeved and often calf-length version of the floor-length holoku or Mother Hubbard dress which has long sleeves and originally a train.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).