cao
See also: CAO and Appendix:Variations of "cao"
DutchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- CAO (superseded)
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
cao f (plural cao's, diminutive cao'tje n)
- Initialism of collectieve arbeidsovereenkomst. (collective bargaining)
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
cao m (invariable)
- Obsolete form of caos.
MandarinEdit
RomanizationEdit
cao
- Nonstandard spelling of cāo.
- Nonstandard spelling of cáo.
- Nonstandard spelling of cǎo.
- Nonstandard spelling of cào.
Usage notesEdit
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
SpanishEdit
NounEdit
cao
- (Dominican Republic) palm crow (Corvus palmarum)
VenetianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgar Latin *capum, from Latin caput.
NounEdit
cao m (plural cai)
SynonymsEdit
VietnameseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 高.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
cao
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
cao
- (alternative medicine) a tonic made from animal flesh or bone
- cao mèo
- cat tonic
- cao hổ cốt
- tiger-bone tonic