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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kanto boy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
kan-to boy
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An office boy.

Slang

Etymology

Originally from Japanese 官庁 (kanchō, “government office”) + boy, borrowed in during WW2 according to Potet (2016), but the former eventually got replaced with Tagalog kanto (“corner, especially of two streets”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

kanto boys (plural)

Phrases

kanto girl kanto lingo yosi boy takatak boy rugby boy call boy

Frequently Paired Words

kanto girl kanto lingo yosi boy takatak boy rugby boy call boy

Questions

What does kanto boy mean?
An office boy.
Where does kanto boy come from?
Originally from Japanese 官庁 (kanchō, “government office”) + boy, borrowed in during WW2 according to Potet (2016), but the former eventually got replaced with Tagalog kanto (“corner, especially of two streets”).

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