miao

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See also: Miao, miāo, miáo, miǎo, and miào

Italian

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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miao m (invariable)

  1. meow, mew, meu, miaow

Derived terms

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Interjection

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miao

  1. meow, mew, meu, miaow the cry of a cat

References

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  1. ^ miao in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

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Mandarin

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Romanization

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miao

  1. Nonstandard spelling of miāo.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of miáo.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of miǎo.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of miào.

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Spanish

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Etymology 1

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From Mandarin (Miáo).

Adjective

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miao (invariable)

  1. Miao

Noun

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miao m or f by sense (plural #)

  1. Miao

Etymology 2

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From meado, past participle of mear.

Noun

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miao m (plural #)

  1. (Panama, informal) urine
    Synonyms: orina, orine