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3-letter words (3 found)

HOO,OHO,OOH,

2-letter words (3 found)

HO,OH,OO,

You can make 6 words from oho according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of oho

oho hoo ooh ooh hoo oho

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Definitions and meaning of oho

oho

Etymology

From Middle English o ho; o, ho; equivalent to o + ho.

Interjection

oho

  1. Expressing surprise or gloating realisation; aha.

Anagrams

  • Hoo, OOH, hoo, ooh

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈoho]
  • Rhymes: -oho
  • Hyphenation: o‧ho

Interjection

oho

  1. oho, aha
    Synonym: aha

Finnish

Etymology

Perhaps a variant of ho.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoho/, [ˈo̞ɦo̞]
  • Rhymes: -oho
  • Syllabification(key): o‧ho

Interjection

oho

  1. oops, whoops-a-daisy (acknowledgment of minor mistake)
    Synonyms: hups, hupsis, hupsista
  2. wow, whoa, oh, ooh, ay, chihuahua (an indication of excitement or surprise)
    Synonyms: vau, vautsi, ahaa

Derived terms

Further reading

  • oho”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

  • hoo

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.xɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔxɔ
  • Syllabification: o‧ho

Interjection

oho

  1. oho!

Further reading

  • oho in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • oho in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from the univerbation of oo +‎ ho.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔohoʔ/, [ˈʔo.hoʔ]
  • Hyphenation: o‧ho

Interjection

ohò (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜑᜓ)

  1. (honorific) yes
    Synonym: opo
    Antonym: hindi ho

Usage notes

  • Opo is used as an honorific towards elders, superiors, and even strangers, while oho is a slightly less formal honorific that can be used for intimate elders and superiors. However, the difference between the two has blurred in recent decades. In other dialects, there is no difference between the two at all and can be interchanged with one another.

Derived terms

  • mag-oho

See also

  • oo

Further reading

  • “oho”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tetum

Verb

oho

  1. to kill

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈo.hʲo]
  • Hyphenation: o‧ho

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *qoho. Cognates include Hawaiian ō and Samoan oso.

Noun

oho

  1. provisions; supplies

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *qoso. Cognates include Tongan ʻoho and Samoan oso.

Noun

oho

  1. jump

Verb

oho

  1. (intransitive) to jump
  2. (intransitive) to hop
  3. (intransitive) to rush
  4. (intransitive) to overflow
  5. (intransitive) to interrupt
  6. (intransitive, of celestial bodies) to rise
  7. (intransitive, of emotions) to arise; to flare up

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 39

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *(i-)ko with intrusive o, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)kahu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɣo/

Pronoun

oho

  1. you (singular)

Further reading

  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)

Zazaki

Interjection

oho

  1. gloating realisation

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