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Mosuo

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /məʊˈswəʊ/
  • mô′sô′

1

noun

Meaning 1

A small ethnic group living in Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in China, close to the border with Tibet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative form of Na (the language of this ethnic group)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 摩梭 (Mósuō).