thô

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English

Pronunciation

Conjunction

thô

  1. (obsolete) Abbreviation of though.
    • 1714, Mr. Asgill, The Succession of the House of Hannover Vindicated, Against the Pretender’s Second Declaration in Folio, intitled, The Hereditary Right of the Crown of England asserted, &c., J. Roberts, page 151:
      For thô he was one of our Authors Hereditary Kings, he claim'd no Power to convey the Crown, either by Cession, Resignation or Will.
    • a. 1721, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, ; republished as The Complete Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: 1708-1720, Oxford University Press, 1965, page 357:
      The whole shew lasted near 8 hours, to my great sorrow, who was heartily tir’d, thô I was in the House of the Widow of the Capitan Bassa (Admiral), who refresh’d me with Coffée, Sweetmeats, Sherbet, etc., with all possible Civillity.

Anagrams

Acehnese

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /tho/

Adjective

thô

  1. dry

Muong

Etymology

From Chinese (MC sju). Cognate with Vietnamese râu.

Pronunciation

Noun

thô

  1. (Mường Bi) beard; whiskers

References

  • Nguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Pronunciation

Adjective

thô

  1. coarse, husky
  2. crude

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