theo

See also: Theo, Théo, thẹo, þeo, theo-, Theo., and théo-

English edit

Etymology edit

From theoretical.

Noun edit

theo (uncountable)

(informal) The amount of a gambler's theoretical losses based on typical play.
- 2003, Jean Scott, Angela Sparks, More Frugal Gambling, page 337:
  In a perfect world, a player would know the theo of the machine he's feeding. He would also know the percentage of the theo that the casino is giving back in comps.

Anagrams edit

etho-, hote

Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [çoː]

Adjective edit

theo

Lenited form of teo.

Middle English edit

Verb edit

theo

Alternative form of theen

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Possibly an interdialectal borrowing from a dialect with sporadic aspiration, cf. gảy vs. khảy, thốt vs. dột, phỏng vs. bỏng, khỏ vs. gõ. Related to đeo?”

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɛw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɛw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɛw˧˧]

Verb edit

theo • (𬩱 - 遶, 蹺)

(transitive) to follow
(transitive) to accompany, come with, follow (a person)
(transitive) to obey
(transitive) to believe in, follow (a particular faith or religion)

Derived terms edit

Derived terms

Preposition edit

theo • (𬩱 - 遶, 蹺)

along
according to
Theo điều tra dân số Hoa Kỳ...
According to the US Census...

References edit

"theo" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)