Soho
English edit
Etymology edit
From the hunting cry soho.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsəʊ.həʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈsoʊ.hoʊ/
- Rhymes: -əʊhəʊ
- Homophones: SoHo, SOHO
Proper noun edit
Soho
- An area of the West End, in central London.
- 1978, The Who (lyrics and music), “Who Are You”, in Who Are You:
- I woke up in a Soho doorway / A policeman knew my name / He said, "You can go, sleep at home tonight / if you can get up and walk away."
- An area partly in Sandwell borough, and partly in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, believed to be an abbreviation of south house (OS grid ref SP0389).
- Alternative spelling of SoHo: An area in Manhattan, New York.