mou

1 of 2

ˈmü 

Scottish variant of mouth

mou

2 of 2

noun

ˈmau̇ 

ˈmü

variants or mow

ˈmau̇

or less commonly mu

ˈmü 

plural mou or mow

: any of various Chinese units of land area

especially : one equal to 0.1518 acre

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Chinese (Pekingese) mou³, mu³

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