English Explanatory Dictionary

PU

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Abbreviation of Punjab: a state of India.
noun
  1. Initialism of processing unit.
  2. Initialism of prosodic unit (IU for intonation unit is preferred).
  3. Initialism of polyurethane.
  4. Initialism of power unit.
  5. Initialism of penalty unit.
  6. Initialism of pickup (as in pickup artist).
  7. Initialism of pickup.
intj
  1. Alternative form of P U; expression used when encountering a displeasing smell; exaggerated pronunciation of pew.
name
  1. A county of Linfen, Shanxi, China.
  2. A surname from Chinese.

Pronunciation

En-au-PU.ogg /pu/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Pu.wav po͞o

Word forms

PU P.U. P. U. PUs

Etymology

From Mandarin 蒲 (Pú).

Related words

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