mogio

See also: mộ gió

Italian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Venetian mogio (“soaked, damp”), ultimately from Vulgar Latin *molliāre (“to soak”), from Latin mollis (“soft”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔ.d͡ʒo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔdʒo
  • Hyphenation: mò‧gio

Adjective

mogio (feminine mogia, masculine plural mogi, feminine plural mogie or moge)

  1. sluggish, listless, depressed, downcast, disheartened, crestfallen, dejected

Further reading
  • mogio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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