Mondo Definition

mŏndō
adjective
Great or huge.
Webster's New World
Extremely unconventional or bizarre.
Webster's New World

(US, slang) Big, large; major, significant.

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adverb
Very; exceedingly; extremely.
Webster's New World
noun

(Zen Buddhism) A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth.

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Other Word Forms of Mondo

Noun

Singular:
mondo
Plural:
mondos

Origin of Mondo

  • From the title of the cult 1962 Italian documentary film Mondo cane, Italian for "A Dog's World", from mondo ("world") and cane (“dog"). The film featured bizarre scenes, leading to English use of mondo as an adverb meaning "very, extremely" in mock-Italian phrases like mondo bizarro.

    From Wiktionary

  • From mondo (bizarro) very bizarre from Italian Mondo (Cane) (A Dog's) World, name of movie with bizarre scenes that was a cult favorite in the 1960s

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Japanese 問答 (mondō).

    From Wiktionary

Mondo Sentence Examples

  • Cohen's publicity stunt also benefited swimwear manufacturer Mondo Tees.

  • The friendly wait staff serves egg omelettes, speciality homemade burgers such as the breakfast burger or the mondo burger with cheddar cheese and bacon.

  • Thus, in the full anticipation of added renown, and without any misgiving as to ulterior consequences, Galileo set himself, on his return to Florence, to complete his famous but ill-starred work, the Dialogo dei due massimi sistemi del mondo.

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Words Starting With

MMOMON

Words Ending With

ODONDO

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Words Starting With M and Ending With O

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With M5 Letter Words Ending With O