"mau-mau" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Catalan]

IPA: [məwˈmaw] [Balearic, Central], [mawˈmaw] [Valencian] Forms: mau-maus [plural]
Head templates: {{ca-noun|m}} mau-mau m (plural mau-maus)
  1. a cocktail of sweet vermouth and soda Wikipedia link: ca:mau-mau Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Cocktails
    Sense id: en-mau-mau-ca-noun-jwH-3PN2 Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header

Verb [English]

Forms: mau-maus [present, singular, third-person], mau-mauing [participle, present], mau-maued [participle, past], mau-maued [past]
Etymology: From Mau Mau, the name of a group of anti-British insurgents in Kenya, who were noted in Europe for their (alleged) extreme violence and brutality. Head templates: {{en-verb}} mau-mau (third-person singular simple present mau-maus, present participle mau-mauing, simple past and past participle mau-maued)
  1. (transitive) To menace through intimidating tactics; to intimidate, harass; to terrorize. Tags: transitive Derived forms: mau-mauer
    Sense id: en-mau-mau-en-verb-3zXkL-QQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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