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Mortar and pestle
Mortar and pestle: a bowl and club-shaped hand tool for crushing, grinding, and mixing solids, used in kitchens, pharmacies, and labs; materials include porcelain, agate, granite, and brass, with forms like the molcajete and suribachi.
Moscato d'Asti
Moscato d'Asti DOCG is a sweet, semi-sparkling (frizzante) white wine from Asti, Alessandria and Cuneo provinces in Piedmont, Italy, made from Moscato Bianco; fermentation is stopped near 5% alcohol, distinguishing it from fully sparkling Asti Spumante.
Moschino
Moschino is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in Milan in 1983 by designer Franco Moschino, known for ironic, tongue-in-cheek designs and slogans that parody fashion conventions.
Moscow mule
The Moscow mule is an American buck cocktail of vodka, ginger beer, and lime juice, created around 1941 at Los Angeles' Cock 'n Bull via Smirnoff's John Martin and pub owner Jack Morgan, served in a copper mug, with riffs like the Kentucky and Mexican mule.
Mossimo
Mossimo is an American apparel brand founded in 1986 by Mossimo Giannulli, taken public in 1996, licensed exclusively to Target from 2000, sold to Iconix in 2006, and dropped by Target in 2017.
Mossimo Giannulli
Mossimo Giannulli, also known as Massimo Giannulli, is an American fashion designer who founded Mossimo, Inc. and later married actress Lori Loughlin.
Mother's Day
Mother's Day honors mothers and motherhood; founded by Anna Jarvis with a May 10, 1908 service, a US national holiday since Wilson's 1914 proclamation, observed worldwide on varied dates such as the second Sunday of May, Lent's Mothering Sunday, and Thailand's August 12.
Mother's Day (United States)
Mother's Day (United States): annual observance the second Sunday in May, founded by Anna Jarvis after the first 1908 Grafton, West Virginia service, made law in 1914 under Wilson; white carnation emblem, about $38 billion in 2026 spending.
Mountain Dew
Mountain Dew, the citrus soft drink PepsiCo has owned since buying the Tip Corporation in 1964; originated in 1940s Knoxville, reformulated circa 1961 in Marion, Virginia; 54 mg caffeine and 46 g sugar per 12 fl oz can.
Mountainway
Mountainway is a Navajo healing ceremony, one of the Mountain Chant group of chantways, directed by a singer to restore harmony between patient and Holy People.
Mountmellick embroidery
Mountmellick embroidery, or Mountmellick work, is an Irish white-on-white surface embroidery from Mountmellick, County Laois, developed by Johanna Carter around 1825; worked in thick cotton thread on satin jean with raised floral motifs, no openwork, and a knitted fringe.
Mourning
Mourning: culture-specific practices, especially dress and color, marking a death. Western black (Victorian codification, stages, WWI decline) versus East Asian white hemp attire; also Tahitian, Jewish, and South Asian variants.
Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre, also called Monastrell (Spain) and Mataro (Australia/US), is a late-ripening Spanish red wine grape; Spain plants 48,116 ha, and in France it stars in Bandol and GSM blends.
Moussaka
Moussaka (μουσακάς, musakka) is an eggplant and minced-meat baked dish of the eastern Mediterranean; the Greek béchamel-topped layered version was created by chef Nikolaos Tselementes around 1910, while Turkish, Egyptian, and Balkan variants differ widely.
Moustache
Moustache (mustache): hair grown on a man's upper lip. Grows about 0.4 mm/day; determined by genetics, hormones, age. Peaked under Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, declined after WWII, revived since 2010 among under-30s.
Mozzarella
Mozzarella, including Mozzarella di Bufala Campana, is an Italian fresh pasta filata cheese; low-moisture mozzarella (pizza cheese) has 45-52% moisture and is the standard pizza topping.
Mr. Peanut
Mr. Peanut (Bartholomew Richard Fitzgerald-Smythe) is the top-hatted, monocled mascot of Planters snack nuts, created in 1916 from schoolboy Antonio Gentile's contest sketch, trademarked 1918, voiced from 2010, and famously killed off and reborn as Baby Nut in the 2020 Super Bowl campaign.
MrBeast Burger
MrBeast Burger is a delivery-only virtual restaurant brand launched December 2020 by YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson with Virtual Dining Concepts; it peaked at 1,700 locations, opened one physical store, and became the subject of 2023 lawsuits.
MrBeast Lab
MrBeast Lab is a toy and collectible line co-created by the Australian toymaker Moose Toys and YouTube creator MrBeast, revealed in June 2024 and named the #1 new toy brand of 2024.
Mrs. Butterworth's
Mrs. Butterworth's is an American table syrup and pancake mix brand launched in 1961, sold in a bottle shaped like a matronly woman. Owned by Conagra Brands since 2018, it underwent a brand and packaging review in June 2020.
MTY Food Group
MTY Food Group is a Canadian restaurant franchisor based in Saint-Laurent, Québec, owning more than 80 food brands and about 7,080 locations, founded by Stanley Ma in 1979.
Muffin
Muffin is a baked item that takes two forms: the domed, sweet quick bread common in American cafes, or the flat, griddle-cooked yeast bread known as the English muffin.
Muffuletta
Muffuletta (muffaletta), New Orleans Sicilian-style sandwich invented by Salvatore Lupo at Central Grocery in 1906: round sesame loaf, cured meats, provolone, olive salad; the name also denotes the Sicilian bread.
Mufti (dress)
Mufti (dress) means civilian clothes worn by someone who usually wears a uniform, from Arabic muftī (Muslim legal expert, issuer of fatwas). British army slang from India, first recorded early 19th century (1816), perhaps via the stage mufti's robe and slippers; basis of 'mufti day' in schools.
Mughlai cuisine
Mughlai cuisine, the cooking tradition of the Mughal court (1526 onward), blends Persian, Central Asian, and Indian elements in rich meat curries using spices, nuts, cream, and dried fruit; it shaped biryani, korma, kebab, and modern Indian restaurant food.
Muhallebi
Muhallebi (mahalabia, malabi, mahalabiyeh) is a Middle Eastern and Turkish chilled milk pudding of milk, sugar, and rice or corn starch, documented since a 10th-century Baghdadi cookbook, with variants like tavuk göğsü and kazandibi.
Muhtar Kent
Muhtar Kent (Ahmet Muhtar Kent), Turkish-American executive born 1953 in New York; Coca-Cola CEO 2008-2017 and chairman 2009-2019, earlier led Coca-Cola Turkey, Eastern Europe, and Efes Beverage Group; not the Turkish muhtar (neighborhood headman) institution.
Muji (無印良品)
Muji (無印良品, Mujirushi Ryohin, "no-brand quality goods") is a Japanese retail brand founded in 1980 as Seiyu's private brand with 40 products, now run by Ryohin Keikaku with over 1,400 stores worldwide and record FY2026 revenue of ¥923.5 billion.
Mukbang (먹방)
Mukbang (먹방), from meokneun bangsong (eating broadcast), is a South Korean online genre where hosts eat large amounts of food on camera while interacting with viewers; it began on AfreecaTV around 2009-2010 and entered the Oxford English Dictionary in 2021.
Mulled wine
Mulled wine, also called spiced wine or Glühwein, is red wine gently heated with sugar, citrus, and spices such as cinnamon and cloves, served warm as a European winter and Christmas market drink since Roman times.