English Explanatory Dictionary

cho

English dictionary entry

Meanings

det
  1. Pronunciation spelling of your, especially when preceded by a /t/ sound.
name
  1. A surname from Korean.
  2. A surname from Cantonese.
noun
  1. Initialism of chief happiness officer: a person employed to improve employees' morale.
  2. Initialism of chief health officer.
  3. Acronym of Chinese hamster ovary (only used attributively as an adjective).

Pronunciation

/t͡ʃəʊ/ /t͡ʃoʊ/

Word forms

cho cho' Chos

Etymology

From a non-rhotic pronunciation of your. Compare yo and cha.

Derived words

CHO cell
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