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• CAO (superseded)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/
• Rhymes: -ao
• 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

Inherited from Vulgar Latin capus, masculinization of Latin caput.

Noun

cao m (plural cai)

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

Synonyms

• testa

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Vietnamese

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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Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 高.

Adjective

cao

1. high or tall

   Antonyms: thấp, lùn

   núi cao ― high mountains

   nhà cao tầng ― a multistory building

See also

Derived terms

• cao cả
• cao cấp
• cao cường
• cao đẳng
• cao điểm
• cao học
• cao hứng
• cao kều
• cao lớn
• cao ngạo
• cao nguyên
• cao niên
• cao ốc
• cao quý
• cao ráo
• cao sang
• cao tay
• cao tăng
• cao tần
• cao thủ
• cao thượng
• cao to
• cao tốc
• cao trào
• cao vút
• chiều cao
• đỉnh cao
• làm cao
• nâng cao
• thanh cao
• tối cao

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 膏 (“fat; grease; oil”)

Noun

cao

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

   cao mèo ― cat tonic

   cao hổ cốt ― tiger-bone tonic

   Bạch Hổ Hoạt Lạc Cao

   the White Tiger Smooth Balm

Derived terms

• cao hổ cốt (“tiger bone tonic”)
• cao lương mỹ vị (膏粱美味, “a luxurious delicacy; gourmet food”)
• cao lương (膏粱, “sorghum; rich food”)
• thạch cao (石膏, “plaster; gypsum”)