mop
English
/mɒp/, /mɑp/
noun
Definitions
- An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.
- A wash with a mop; the act of mopping
- (humorous) A dense head of hair.
- (British) A fair where servants are hired.
- (British) The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet.
- A made-up face; a grimace.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English mappe derived from Walloon mappe (napkin) derived from Latin mappa (napkin, cloth, a cloth, starting signal in a race, towel, map).
Origin
Latin
mappa
Gloss
napkin, cloth, a cloth, starting signal in a race, towel, map
Concept
Semantic Field
Clothing and grooming
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
布
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- board English
- dish English
- dishmop English
- handle English
- head English
- holder English
- mopboard English
- mophandle English
- mophead English
- mopholder English
- moplike English
- moppable English
- mopper English
- moppet English
- moppetry English
- moppy English
- mopstick English
- moptop English
- mopwater English
- remop English
- squeegee English
- squeegee mop English
- stick English
- top English
- water English
- mappa Latin
- mappa mundi Latin
- mappa mundī Latin
- Mappe German
- Mopp German
- mappa Italian
- moppe French
- nappe French
- mapa Spanish, Castilian
- mapamundi Spanish, Castilian
- mopear Spanish, Castilian
- mopp Norwegian Bokmål
- mapa Portuguese
- モップ Japanese
- mapa Polish
- mopp Norwegian Nynorsk
- mappe Middle English
- nape Old French
- napperon Old French
- mapa Catalan, Valencian
- mapa Galician
- mapa Asturian
- mappina Sicilian
- mapa Basque
- mappe Walloon