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单词 majo
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Definition of majo in English:

majo

(also majoe)
noun ˈmadʒəʊ
  • A West Indian shrub, Picramnia antidesma (family Simaroubaceae); (also) a medicinal preparation of the bark of this plant, formerly used to treat fevers, venereal diseases, and colic (more fully "majo bitters").

noun ˈmadʒəʊ
historical
  • In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: a man who dresses gaily, a dandy; an ostentatious young man; (originally) one from a lower social class (obsolete).

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Henry Barham (?1670–1726), botanist. Origin uncertain; compare Gullah Majo a personal name. Probably ultimately of West African origin; perhaps compare Ga ṇmãtšu herb used by a fetish priest
late 18th century; earliest use found in 1st Earl of Malmesbury (1746–1820), diplomatist. From Spanish majo inhabitant of one of the working-class areas of Madrid, of uncertain origin.

 
 

Definition of majo in US English:

majo

(also majoe)
nounˈmadʒəʊ
  • A West Indian shrub, Picramnia antidesma (family Simaroubaceae); (also) a medicinal preparation of the bark of this plant, formerly used to treat fevers, venereal diseases, and colic (more fully "majo bitters").

nounˈmadʒəʊ
historical
  • In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: a man who dresses gaily, a dandy; an ostentatious young man; (originally) one from a lower social class (obsolete).

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Henry Barham (?1670–1726), botanist. Origin uncertain; compare Gullah Majo a personal name. Probably ultimately of West African origin; perhaps compare Ga ṇmãtšu herb used by a fetish priest<br>late 18th century; earliest use found in 1st Earl of Malmesbury (1746–1820), diplomatist. From Spanish majo inhabitant of one of the working-class areas of Madrid, of uncertain origin.

 
 
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