cao

See also: CAO and Appendix:Variations of "cao"

Dutch

Alternative forms

• CAO (superseded)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seː.aːˈoː/

• Audio

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Noun

cao f (plural cao's, diminutive cao'tje n)

1. Initialism of collectieve arbeidsovereenkomst. (collective bargaining)

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.o/
• Hyphenation: cà‧o

Noun

cao m (invariable)

1. Obsolete form of caos.

Anagrams

• oca

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Mandarin

Romanization

cao

1. Nonstandard spelling of cāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of cáo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of cǎo.
4. Nonstandard spelling of cào.

Usage notes

• 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.

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Spanish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

cao

1. (Dominican Republic) palm crow (Corvus palmarum)

Further reading

• “cao” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Venetian

Alternative forms

• cavo

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *capum, from Latin caput.

Noun

cao m (plural cai)

1. head (all senses)
2. shoot of a vine

Synonyms

• testa

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Vietnamese

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 高.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City)

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Adjective

cao

1. high or tall

   Antonyms: thấp, lùn

   núi cao ― high mountains

   nhà cao tầng ― a multistory building

Derived terms

• cao nguyên

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 膏 "fat, grease, oil"

Noun

cao

1. (alternative medicine) a tonic made from animal flesh or bone

   cao mèo ― cat tonic

   cao hổ cốt ― tiger-bone tonic