motu
/ (məʊˈtuː) /
Hinglish derogatory a fat man or boy
Origin of motu
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British Dictionary definitions for Motu (2 of 2)
/ (ˈməʊtuː) /
plural -tu or -tus a member of an aboriginal people of S Papua
the language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family
Also called: Hiri Motu, (esp formerly) Police Motu a pidgin version of this language, widely used in Papua-New Guinea: Compare Neo-Melanesian
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How to use motu in a sentence
Nars, who launched his eponymous make-up line in 1994, has spent a decade photographing his private island, motu Tané.
Kate Upton Models Hot Pockets; DVF President Resigns After 14 Years | The Fashion Beast Team | October 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTQuod prdicta oscula et amplexus essent immunes a motu libidinis et essent motiva maxim humiliationis ex supposita unione cum Deo.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4 | Henry Charles LeaThe next day was darker, and the next after that, when a gale came down upon us that seemed likely to swamp motu Hilo.
Summer Cruising in the South Seas | Charles Warren StoddardIt might have been blown from motu Hilo, and seemed ominous of something, I scarcely knew what.
Summer Cruising in the South Seas | Charles Warren StoddardDeclinante sponte sanguine et, venarum motu, compresso ad centrum.
Harvey's Views on the Use of the Circulation of the Blood | John G. Curtis
Tertio modo dicitur aliquid attrahere, quia movet ad seipsum motu locali tantum.
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