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cao

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See also: CAO and Appendix:Variations of "cao"

Dutch

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seː.aːˈoː/
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Noun

cao f (plural cao's, diminutive cao'tje n)

  1. Initialism of collectieve arbeidsovereenkomst. (collective bargaining)

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.o/
  • Rhymes: -ao
  • Hyphenation: cà‧o

Noun

cao m (invariable)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of caos

Anagrams

Mandarin

Romanization

cao

  1. Nonstandard spelling of cāo.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of cáo.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of cǎo.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of cào.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkao/ [ˈka.o]
  • Rhymes: -ao
  • Syllabification: ca‧o

Noun

cao

  1. (Dominican Republic) palm crow (Corvus palmarum)

Further reading

Tày

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Chinese 膏.

Noun

cao

  1. (alternative medicine) a tonic made from animal flesh or bone
    da cao ― tonic medicine
    tức cao slưa ― to apply tiger (bone) balm

Etymology 2

From Chinese 高 (gāo).

Adjective

cao (高)

  1. high

References

  • Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎ (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
  • Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎ (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Venetan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin capus, masculinization of Latin caput.

Noun

cao m (plural cai)

  1. head (all senses)
  2. shoot of a vine

Synonyms

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 高.

Adjective

cao • (高, 髙)

  1. high or tall
    Antonyms: thấp, lùn
    núi cao ― high mountains
    nhà cao tầng ― a multistory building
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 膏 (“fat; grease; oil”).

Noun

cao

  1. (alternative medicine) a tonic, balm or cream made from animal flesh or bone
    cao mèo ― cat tonic
    cao hổ cốt ― tiger-bone tonic
    Bạch Hổ Hoạt Lạc Cao ― the White Tiger Smooth Balm
Derived terms

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