Wiktionary

cao

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

Dutch edit

Alternative forms edit

  • CAO (superseded)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /seː.aːˈoː/
  • Audio(file)

Noun edit

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

  1. Initialism of collectieve arbeidsovereenkomst. (collective bargaining)

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

cao m (invariable)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of caos

Anagrams edit

Mandarin edit

Romanization edit

cao

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

Usage notes edit

  • 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 edit

Etymology edit

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

cao

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

Further reading edit

Venetian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Vulgar Latin capus, masculinization of Latin caput.

Noun edit

cao m (plural cai)

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

Synonyms edit

Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 高.

Adjective edit

cao • (高, 髙)

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

Etymology 2 edit

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

Noun edit

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 edit
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