Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hogo

/ˈhəʊɡəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hogo
IPA: /ˈhəʊɡəʊ/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A strong, unpleasant smell.

Example Sentences

"In short, he lookt extremely natty, / And even contrived—to his own great wonder— / By dint of sundry scents from Gattie, / To keep the sulphurous hogo under."
"Some women for instance warn you off when they have their period. Come near. Then get a hogo you could hang your hat on. Like what? Potted herrings gone stale or. Boof! Please keep off the grass."
"He opened and let out a hogo of medicinal rum and beer. The bad tooth was a premolar."

Etymology

From French haut-goût.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: haut-goût

Inflected Forms

hogos (plural) fogo (alternative) hogoo (alternative)

Phrases

haut gout

Frequently Paired Words

haut gout

Questions

How do you pronounce hogo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhəʊɡəʊ/.
What does hogo mean?: A strong, unpleasant smell.
Where does hogo come from?: It is traced to French.

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