meu

/ mjuː /

noun

1. another name for spignel

Word History and Origins

Origin of meu¹

C16: from Latin mēum, from Greek mēon

Example Sentences

Moore agreed with an internal force review board that said Alejandre and his police partner, Audrey Lopez Alonzo, had “sufficient time to contact” the Mental Evaluation Unit, or MEU, which pairs officers with county social workers trained in de-escalating standoffs with people thought to be mentally ill.

From Los Angeles Times

Neither she nor Alejandre considered contacting the MEU, Moore said, nor did they relay information about Smith’s history of schizophrenia to the other responding officers, including Zizzo.

From Los Angeles Times

One option often deployed for humanitarian crises, a Marine Corps expeditionary unit, or MEU, is unavailable because senior commanders at the Pentagon left a gap between their typical rotations through the region, two other U.S. officials said.

From Washington Post

“If there was a MEU there, it would be responding,” one official said.

From Washington Post

When balancing these big tastes, she said, every home cook follows his or her own “rot meu,” or “hand flavor.”

From New York Times