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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mon•do (mon dō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dos. Zen.- Eastern Religionsa question to a student for which an immediate answer is demanded, the spontaneity of which is often illuminating. Cf. koan.
- Middle Chinese, equivalent. to Chinese wèn inquire + dá reply
- Japanese mondō, earlier mondau
- 1925–30
- Slang Termsvery;
extremely:mondo cool.
adj. - Slang Termslarge;
big:a mondo history paper.
- Italian mondo world, extracted fr. the film Mondo Cane (1961) and reinterpreted as an adverb, adverbial in Italian or pseudo-Italian phrases such as mondo bizarro very bizarre, literally, bizarre world
mon•do21 (mon′dō),USA pronunciation [Slang.]adv. - Slang Termsvery;
extremely:mondo cool.
adj. - Slang Termslarge;
big:a mondo history paper.
- Italian mondo world, extracted fr. the film Mondo Cane (1961) and reinterpreted as an adverb, adverbial in Italian or pseudo-Italian phrases such as mondo bizarro very bizarre, literally, bizarre world
- 1965–70
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