mondo
1[ mon-doh ]
/ mɒnˈdoʊ /
noun, plural mon·dos.Zen.
a question to a student for which an immediate answer is demanded, the spontaneity of which is often illuminating.
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Origin of mondo
1First recorded in 1925–30; from Japanese mondō, earlier mondau “rapid question and answer, catechesis between a rōshi (master) and student,” from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese wèn “inquire” + dá “reply”
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Definition for mondo (2 of 2)
mondo2
Slang.
adverb
very; extremely: mondo cool.
adjective
large; big: a mondo history paper.
Origin of mondo
2First recorded in 1965–70; from Italian mondo “world,” extracted from the film Mondo Cane (“A Dog's World”) (1962) and reinterpreted as an adverb in Italian or pseudo-Italian phrases such as mondo bizarro “very bizarre,” literally, “bizarre world”
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Example sentences from the Web for mondo
Parenzos first name was Sigismondo, of which Mondo is the diminutive.
A Lady of Rome|F. Marion CrawfordLa gola, il dado e l'otiose piumeHanno dal' mondo ogni virt sbandita.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)