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See also: XO,
Χo,
xo',
xó,
xô,
xo̱,
xơ,
xỏ,
xổ,
xɔ,
ხო, and -ҳо
English
Noun
xo
- Alternative form of xoxo (an abbreviation for hugs and kisses, usually placed at the end of a letter.)
Anagrams
Catalan
Pronunciation
Interjection
xo
- whoa! (command to an animal to stop)
Galician
Pronunciation
Interjection
xo!
- whoa!
- Synonym: ou
- shoo!
- Synonyms: gache, isca
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “xo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “xo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
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Etymology 1
From Proto-Gbe *-χó (“sacred word”). Cognates include Fon xó, Saxwe Gbe xógbè
Pronunciation
Noun
xó (plural xó lɛ́) (Benin)
- word
- Yé ɖɔ̀ xó lɔ́ lɛ́ ― They say the words
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Gbe *χʷo (“to beeat”). Cognates include Fon xò, Saxwe Gbe xò, Adja xò, Ewe ƒo
Pronunciation
Verb
xò (Benin)
- to hit, beat, strike
- Yé xò è ― They hit it
Derived terms
Tat
Etymology
Cognate with Persian خواب (xab).
Noun
xo
- dream