moño

moño
masculine noun
1. bun (de pelo)
  • hacerse un moño (of hair) -> to put one's hair up in a bun
  • agarrarse del moño (figurative) -> to pull each other's hair out (pegarse)
  • estar hasta el moño (de) (informal) -> to be sick to death (of) (peninsular Spanish)
2. bow (lazo) (Am)
3. bow tie (pajarita) (Mexican Spanish)

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moño [mo’-nyo]
noun
1. Hair on the crown of the head tied together; tuft. (m)
2. Tuft of feathers on the heads of birds. (m)
3. A bow of ribbons. (m)
4. Pride, haughtiness (altivez). (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
5. (Cono Sur) To give in. (m)
  • Estar hasta el moño -> to be fed up

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