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Motu
1/ ˈməʊtuː /
noun
- -tu-tus a member of an aboriginal people of S Papua
- the language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family
- See Neo-MelanesianAlso calledHiri Motuesp formerlyPolice Motu a pidgin version of this language, widely used in Papua-New Guinea Compare Neo-Melanesian
motu
2/ məʊˈtuː /
noun
- derogatory.a fat man or boy
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Motu1
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Example Sentences
Nars, who launched his eponymous make-up line in 1994, has spent a decade photographing his private island, Motu Tané.
Quod prdicta oscula et amplexus essent immunes a motu libidinis et essent motiva maxim humiliationis ex supposita unione cum Deo.
The next day was darker, and the next after that, when a gale came down upon us that seemed likely to swamp Motu Hilo.
It might have been blown from Motu Hilo, and seemed ominous of something, I scarcely knew what.
Declinante sponte sanguine et, venarum motu, compresso ad centrum.
Tertio modo dicitur aliquid attrahere, quia movet ad seipsum motu locali tantum.
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