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Japanese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Syllable
ちょ • (cho)
- The hiragana syllable ちょ (cho). Its equivalent in katakana is チョ (cho).
Etymology 2
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(This term, ちょ (cho), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ちょ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ちょ.)
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Etymology 3
Suffix
ちょ • (-cho)
- (slang, endearing or derogatory) diminutive suffix indicating a person
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Noun
ちょ • (cho)
- (colloquial) Short for 頂戴 (chōdai).
Etymology 5
Interjection
ちょ • (cho)
- (informal) Short for ちょっと (chotto).