Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chio

[t͡ʃʰjoː]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: chio
IPA: [t͡ʃʰjoː]

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

name

Synonym of Chios.

Dated

name

A surname from Cantonese.

Example Sentences

"If he wanted to see any chio girls he usually had to take the bus to the Bedok town center."
"CHIO, Chios, Xio, or Scio, an Aſiatic iſland, lying near the coaſt of Ionia, in Natolia or Leſſer Aſia, about one hundred miles weſt of Smyrna. It is called by the Turks Sakiſaduci, and is about one hundred miles in circumference; being chiefly inhabited by Chriſtians of the Greek church, who are ſaid to have three hundred churches in the iſland... Chio is alſo the capital of the above iſland, ſituated on the eaſt coaſt..."

Etymology

From Hokkien 𪁎 /𲍸 (chhio, “(of a male animal) sexually excited; to be in heat; to be receptive to mating”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: 𪁎, Chio, Chios, Χίος, 昭

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more chio (comparative) most chio (superlative) Chios (plural)

Phrases

chio bu

Frequently Paired Words

chio bu

Synonyms

Chios

Questions

How do you pronounce chio?: The recorded pronunciation is [t͡ʃʰjoː].
What does chio mean?: Cute, pretty.
Where does chio come from?: It is traced to Italian.

How to pronounce chio

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