pô

See also: Appendix:Variations of "po"

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin pavor.

Noun

pô m (plural pôs)

1. fear

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Labu

Noun

pô

1. water

References

• Susanne Holzknecht, The Markham languages of Papua New Guinea (1989), page 71

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpo/
• Rhymes: -o

Etymology 1

Verb

pô

1. Apocopic form of pôr; used preceding the pronouns lo, la, los or las
2. Eye dialect spelling of pôr, representing Caipira Portuguese.

Etymology 2

Reduction of porra (“damn!”).

Interjection

pô

1. (Brazil, vulgar) It expresses astonishment, annoyance, boredom

   Pô, que difícil!

   Damn, how difficult!

   Isso é legal, pô.

   Damn, this is cool.

Usage notes

In Brazil, pô is only very slightly less offensive than porra itself

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Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• bô

Etymology

From French pot d'échappement (literally “pot of escapement”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [po˧˧], [ʔɓo˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [pow˧˧], [ʔɓow˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [pow˧˧], [ʔɓow˧˧]
• Phonetic: pô, bô

Noun

pô

1. Short for ống pô (“exhaust pipe”).