hoe
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) enPR: hō, IPA(key): /həʊ/
- (US) enPR: hō, IPA(key): /hoʊ/
- (General Australian) enPR: hō, IPA(key): /hoʉ/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊ
- Homophone: ho
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English howe, from Anglo-Norman houe, from Frankish *hauwā (compare Middle Dutch houwe), from Frankish *hauwan (“to hew”), from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (“to cut, hew”). More at hew.
Noun edit
hoe (plural hoes)
- An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows.
- 2009, TRU TV, 28 March:
- It was obvious that it consisted of several blows to the head from the hoe.
- 2009, TRU TV, 28 March:
Derived terms edit
- action hoe
- adze hoe
- adz hoe
- backhoe
- clam hoe
- collineal hoe
- collinear hoe
- double hoe
- draw hoe
- drill hoe
- Dutch hoe
- eye hoe
- flower hoe
- fork hoe
- grab hoe
- grubbing hoe
- grub hoe
- hand hoe
- hoedad
- hoe-farming
- hoe nightshade
- hoop hoe
- horse hoe
- Italian hoe
- mortar hoe
- pattern hoe
- Paxton hoe
- prong hoe
- ridging hoe
- scuffle hoe
- swivel hoe
- Warren hoe
- wheel hoe
Translations edit
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Verb edit
hoe (third-person singular simple present hoes, present participle hoeing, simple past and past participle hoed)
- (transitive, intransitive) To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool.
- to hoe the earth in a garden
- Every year, I hoe my garden for aeration.
- I always take a shower after I hoe in my garden.
- (transitive) To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe.
- to hoe corn
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
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See also edit
Further reading edit
- Hoe (implement) in the 1905 edition of the New International Encyclopedia.
Etymology 2 edit
From non-rhotic whore.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
hoe (plural hoes)
- (slang, derogatory) Alternative spelling of ho (“whore, prostitute”).
- 1973, “Spoon”, in Hustler's Convention, performed by Lightnin' Rod:
- Then we split to the Cafe Black Rose / To party with some hoes
- 1994, 0:00 from the start, in Juicy[1] (Hip Hop), spoken by The Notorious B.I.G.:
- Fuck all you hoes.
Get a grip, motherfucker.
- 2002, Eithne Quinn, Nuthin’ But a “G” Thang: The Culture and Commerce of Gangsta Rap[2]:
- […] this chapter […] will […] explore why pimp (and hoe) characters, with their dramatic staging of gendered and occupational relations […] have taken such hold of the black youth imagination
- 2003, Dan Harrington, The Good Eye[3]:
- At school they had been among the only couples that had not done “it” at the Pimp & Hoe parties that popped up occasionally at the dorm
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:hoe.
Synonyms edit
- See also Thesaurus:prostitute
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
hoe (third-person singular simple present hoes, present participle hoeing, simple past and past participle hoed)
- (US, slang) Alternative spelling of ho (“to prostitute”).
- 2003, Da’rel the Relentless One, M. T. Pimp[4]:
- Pimpin’ came so naturally to MT when he and his sisters played pimp and hoe games that one of his sisters wanted to hoe for him when they grew up.
Etymology 3 edit
From Middle English hough, hogh, from Old English hōh.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
hoe (plural hoes)
- A piece of land that juts out towards the sea; a promontory.
Usage notes edit
- Now used only in place names, such as Plymouth Hoe and Samphire Hoe.
Etymology 4 edit
Cognate with Dutch haai (“shark”), qv.
Noun edit
hoe (plural hoes)
- (Orkney, Shetland) The horned or piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias.
Anagrams edit
'Are'are edit
Noun edit
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References edit
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Adverb edit
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Related terms edit
Angor edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hoe
References edit
- Robert Lee Litteral, Features in Anggor Discourse (1980), page 38
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch hoe, from Old Dutch huo, from Proto-Germanic *hwō.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
hoe
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Conjunction edit
hoe
- (forms a the parallel comparative) the ... the
- Hoe meer hoe beter! ― The more the better!
- Hoe eerder hoe beter! ― The sooner the better!
Usage notes edit
Second hoe can be replaced by des te; there is no difference between the two as they are purely a matter of preference, both are commonly used throughout the Dutch-speaking regions.
Finnish edit
Verb edit
hoe
Garo edit
Particle edit
hoe
Usage notes edit
There is no real equivalent of an antonym to yes in Garo. When denoting negative sentences, attach the suffix -ja to the main verb.
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *fohe, from Proto-Central Pacific *voce, from Proto-Oceanic *pose, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *boʀse, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀsay (“canoe paddle”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hoe
Verb edit
hoe
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “hoe”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Hokkien edit
For pronunciation and definitions of hoe – see 花 (“flower; blossom; florid; flowery; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 花). |
Maori edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *fohe, from Proto-Central Pacific *voce, from Proto-Oceanic *pose, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *boʀse, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀsay (“canoe paddle”).
Noun edit
hoe
Verb edit
hoe
Derived terms edit
References edit
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch huo, from Proto-Germanic *hwō.
Adverb edit
hoe
Alternative forms edit
- woe (eastern)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “hoe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “hoe (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronoun edit
hoe
- Alternative form of heo (“she”)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronoun edit
hoe
- Alternative form of he (“they”)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hoe f (definite singular hoa, indefinite plural hoer, definite plural hoene)
- Alternative form of ho
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Of Germanic origin, probably from or related to Frankish *hauwan (“to chop”).
Noun edit
hoe oblique singular, f (oblique plural hoes, nominative singular hoe, nominative plural hoes)
- hoe (tool)
Scots edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Norn høg or Middle Norwegian haa. Ultimately from Old Norse hár
Noun edit
hoe (plural hoes)
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
hoe
- reddish
- khóc nhiều mắt đỏ hoe ― to cry so much that the eyes become reddish
- tóc hoe hoe ― reddish hair
See also edit
Welsh edit
Noun edit
hoe f (plural hoeau, not mutable)
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hoe”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
West Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Frisian hū, from Proto-Germanic *hwō.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
hoe
- how (interrogative)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “hoe (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011