MONDO

Meaning of MONDO in English

[ 'mɒndəʊ ]

■ adverb & adjective informal, chiefly US (often with a pseudo-Italian noun or adjective) very striking or remarkable: ~ bizarro.

Origin

from Ital. Mondo Cane , lit. 'dog's world', the title of a film (1961) depicting bizarre behaviour.

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MONDO — mänˈdō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Japanese mondō : a rapid question and answer technique employed in Zen Buddhism by …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MONDO — mondo 1 /mon doh"/ , n. , pl. mondos . Zen. a question to a student for which an immediate …
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MONDO — adv. very, extremely (Slang)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MONDO — mondo, Mondo BrE AmE ˈmɒnd əʊ AmE \ ˈmɑːnd oʊ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MONDO — adj 1. to a great degree; EXTREMELY, VERY. Also mongo. ("That house is mongo expensive.") very mondo bizarro
Slang English vocab
MONDO — очень, предельно
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MONDO — 1. итал. ; прил. ; сл. огромный, громадный, гигантский 2. итал. ; нар.; сл. а) очень б) крайне; чрезвычайно; в …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MONDO — 1. итал.; прил.; сл. огромный, громадный, гигантский 2. итал.; нар.; сл. а) очень б) крайне; чрезвычайно; в высшей степени
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MONDO — очень, предельно
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
MONDO — adv AmE sl You are, like, mondo gross! — Ты, блин, совсем охамел This place is like, so, like mondo beige — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
MONDO — adv AmE sl You are, like, mondo gross! — Ты, блин, совсем охамел This place is like, so, like mondo …
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MONDO — mondo adv AmE sl You are, like, mondo gross! Ты, блин, совсем охамел This place is like, so, like mondo …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
MONDO — You are, like, mondo gross! — Ты, блин, совсем охамел This place is like, so, like mondo beige — Это, …
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MONDO GRASS — /mon"doh/ any of several plants belonging to the genus Ophiopogon, of the lily family, native to western Asia, esp. O. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONDO BIZARRO — adj 1. extremely strange; WEIRD. ("That bird is mondo bizarro.") Submitted by Brett Noble, 6-11-1997. weird
Slang English vocab
MONDO ADVERB (YOUTH CULTURE) — In young people's slang, originally in the US: utterly, ultimately, extremely. Etymology: Formed by interpreting the (originally Italian) word mondo …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
ZEN — ˈzen noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Japanese, religious meditation, from Chinese (Pekingese) ch'an 2 , from Pali …
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ZEN — — Zenic , adj. /zen/ , n. 1. Chinese, Ch'an . Buddhism. a Mahayana movement, introduced into China in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LILYTURF — /lil"ee terrf'/ , n. 1. liriope. 2. See mondo grass . [ LILY + TURF ]
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KOAN — /koh"ahn/ , n. , pl. koans, koan . Zen. a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an …
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