Hoa

See also: hoa, hoá, hóa, hoà, Hoà, hòa, Hòa, hoả, hỏa, hoạ, and họa

English

Etymology

From Vietnamese Hoa, from Chinese 華.

Noun

Hoa pl (plural only)

1. A minority ethnic group of Vietnam, regarded as Chinese.

Anagrams

• AHO, Hao, OHA, hao, hào

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Noun

Hoa f (plural Hoa)

1. hair

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waː˧˧]
• Homophone: hoa

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 花.

Proper noun

Hoa

1. A female given name from Chinese

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 華.

Adjective

Hoa

1. of an ethnic minority of Chinese descent in Vietnam

   người Hoa

   a Hoa person; the Hoa people

   tiếng Hoa/Hán/Trung (Quốc)

   Mandarin Chinese

   tiếng Hoa thương mại

   Mandarin for use in commerce

Derived terms

• Hoa Đông (華東)
• Hoa kiều (華僑)
• Hoa lục (華陸)
• Hoa ngữ (華語)
• Hoa Thịnh Đốn (華盛頓)
• Hoa văn (華文)
• tiếng Hoa
• Trung Hoa (中華)

 

See also

• Trung Hoa

Anagrams

• hao