ちょ

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞]

Etymology 1

Syllable

ちょ (romaji cho)

1. The hiragana syllable ちょ (cho). Its equivalent in katakana is チョ (cho).

Etymology 2

Noun

ちょ • (cho) 

1. 著: book

Suffix

ちょ • (-cho) 

1. 著: written by

Suffix

ちょ • (-cho) 

1. diminutive suffix indicating a person, intended either endearingly or disparagingly.

Derived terms

• でぶっちょ (debutcho): fatty

Etymology 3

Noun

ちょ • (cho) 

1. (colloquial) Short for 頂戴 (chōdai).
   • 2020, の子(こ) (Noko) (lyrics), “幽霊少女(ゆうれいしょうじょ)シニテー (Yūrei shōjo shinitē) [Ghost Girl Wanna-die]”, in 児童(じどう)カルテ (Jidō karute), performed by 神聖(しんせい)かまってちゃん (Shinsei kamattechan) [Shinsei Kamattechan]:

     みんな一緒(いっしょ)に踊(おど)ってちょ！

     Minna issho ni odotte cho!

     Let's all dance together!

Etymology 4

Alternative forms

• ちょっ (cho')

Interjection

ちょ • (cho) 

1. (informal) Short for ちょっと (chotto).