mogo

English

Etymology

From Swahili muhogo.

Noun

mogo (uncountable)

1. (Africa) cassava

Anagrams

• Moog, gomo, goom

Dharug

Noun

mogo

1. Obsolete form of mugu.

French

Alternative forms

• môgô, môgo, mogô, môguô

Etymology

Borrowed from a Mande language with a noun meaning “man”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.ɡɔ/

Noun

mogo m (plural mogos)

1. (Ivory Coast slang) bloke, man, particularly as seen as engaging in intercourse with women, philanderer, lothario
   • 2014, “Bébé”, El Jay (lyrics), performed by Kiff No Beat:

     Bébé laisse toi aller, tout le monde sait que t’es kpoklé
     On sait que t’as fini de mougou tous les mogos qui jouent les millionnaires de ton quartier

     Baby let yourself go, all the world knows that you are a skank
     One knows that you have accomplished to shag all philanderers of your ends who play millionaires

References

• Lafage, Suzanne (2002) Le lexique français de Côte d’Ivoire (Le français en Afrique; Nº 16 et 17)‎^[1], Nice: Institut de Linguistique française – CNRS