English Explanatory Dictionary

NGO

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Initialism of non-governmental organization.
name
  1. A surname from Vietnamese [in turn from Hokkien].
name
  1. A surname from Tagalog [in turn from Hokkien].

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-NGO.wav /(ə)ŋoʊ/ /noʊ/ /ˈŋɔ/

Word forms

NGO NGOs

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Ngô, from Hokkien 吳 /吴 (Ngô͘).

Related words

N.G.O. N. G. O.

Derived words

NGOification NGO-isation NGO-ization
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