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Dictionary: ho1   () pronunciation
interj.
Used to express surprise or joy, to attract attention to something sighted, or to urge onward: Land ho! Westward ho!


ho2 () pronunciation
n., pl., hos.
Slang. A prostitute.

[African American Vernacular English, alteration of WHORE.]


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IN BRIEF: n. - A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.

Tutor's tip: Note: "Ho" is an exclamation for good or bad events. A "hoe" is a flat-bladed tool used to weed a garden.

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Ho, HO, or variations, may refer to:

  • Ho, Ghana, a town
  • Ho (kana), Japanese kana
  • Ho language, spoken primarily in India
  • Ho people, primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand
  • Ho, Ho, Ho, 1997 album of Christmas music released by drag queen, singer and actress RuPaul
  • Ho Man Tin, or Ho Mun Tin, mostly residential area in Kowloon, Hong Kong

As a surname:

  • Ho (surname), one romanization of several Chinese surnames
  • Ho Chi Minh, communist revolutionary of Vietnam
    • Ho Chi Minh City, largest city in Vietnam (previously called Saigon)
    • Ho Chi Minh trail, logistical system that ran from the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) to the Republic of Vietnam through the neighboring countries of Laos and Cambodia
  • Don Ho, Hawaiian pop singer and entertainer
  • Godfrey Ho, ninja filmmaker

As an abbreviation, symbol, or acronym:

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Translations: Ho
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Dansk (Danish)
int. - ho, ha, halløj

idioms:

  • ho ho    aha, ha-ha
  • ho hum    kedsommelig

1.
symb. - kemisk tegn for holmium

2.
abbr. - [bibl.] Hosea

Nederlands (Dutch)
Holmium (chemisch element), Ho!, Mag ik even de aandacht!

Français (French)
int. - oh

idioms:

  • ho ho    oh oh
  • ho hum    oh hum

1.
symb. - (Chim) holmium

2.
abbr. - (abrév = Hosea) Osée (Bible)

Deutsch (German)
int. - halt!, he!, nanu!

idioms:

  • ho ho    ach ne!, haha!
  • ho hum    gähn!

1.
symb. - (chem.) Holmium

2.
abbr. - (Abk) Hosea (alter Testament)

Ελληνική (Greek)
int. - έι!, μπα!
symb. - (χημ.) όλμιο

idioms:

  • ho ho    προσποίηση γέλιου, ε! για προσέλκυση προσοχής
  • ho hum    έκφραση ανίας

Italiano (Italian)
oh, hei

idioms:

  • ho ho    oh oh
  • ho hum    noioso

Português (Portuguese)
int. - exclamação para chamar atenção
symb. - hólmio (m) (Quím.)

idioms:

  • ho ho    ah! ah!
  • ho hum    ahhh!

Русский (Russian)
эй!, эй, там! ого!, стой!

idioms:

  • ho ho    ха-ха-ха
  • ho hum    скучно, неинтересно

Español (Spanish)
int. - ¡jo, jo!, ¡he!, ¡oiga!

idioms:

  • ho ho    ja ja, onomatopeya de reírse
  • ho hum    expresión de resignación o de aburrimiento

1.
symb. - Holmio

2.
abbr. - casa, hogar

Svenska (Swedish)
int. - åh!, aha!, åhoj!
symb. - (Ho) holmium

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
呵, 嘿, 嗨, 站住!

idioms:

  • ho ho    哦!哦!
  • ho hum    嗬-哼

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
int. - 呵, 嘿, 嗨, 站住!

idioms:

  • ho ho    哦!哦!
  • ho hum    呵-哼

한국어 (Korean)
int. - 호!, 어이!

1.
symb. - 홀뮴 (희토류 원소)

2.
abbr. - head office (본점), Home office (내무부)

日本語 (Japanese)
int. - ホー
n. - 売春婦

idioms:

  • ho ho    ホホーという笑い声
  • ho hum    アーア
  • right ho    承知した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(نداء) هتاف للفت النظر يستخدم للتعبير عن التعجب أو الفرح (علامه) عنصر الهولميوم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
int. - ‮הולמיום (כימיה), קיצור: בית, קריאת התפעלות, הפתעה, ניצחון, לעג או רצון למשוך שימת-לב‬
symb. - ‮הולמיום (יסוד)‬
abbr. - ‮(קיצור) הושע (אחד מספרי המקרא)‬


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