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motu

1

/ məʊˈtuː /

noun

  1. derogatory.
    a fat man or boy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Motu

2

/ ˈməʊtuː /

noun

  1. -tu-tus a member of an aboriginal people of S Papua
  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family
  3. Also calledHiri Motuesp formerlyPolice Motu a pidgin version of this language, widely used in Papua-New Guinea Compare Neo-Melanesian
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of motu1

C21: Hindi
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Example Sentences

Nars, who launched his eponymous make-up line in 1994, has spent a decade photographing his private island, Motu Tané.

Quod prdicta oscula et amplexus essent immunes a motu libidinis et essent motiva maxim humiliationis ex supposita unione cum Deo.

The next day was darker, and the next after that, when a gale came down upon us that seemed likely to swamp Motu Hilo.

It might have been blown from Motu Hilo, and seemed ominous of something, I scarcely knew what.

Declinante sponte sanguine et, venarum motu, compresso ad centrum.

Tertio modo dicitur aliquid attrahere, quia movet ad seipsum motu locali tantum.

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