jiao

The recorded pronunciation is /dʒiˈaʊ/.

Borrowed from Mandarin 角 (jiǎo). Doublet of kak.

/dʒiˈaʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

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noun

name

name

"The mean density of Phlebotomus chinensis was 6.3 sandflies per trap per night in Yangquan City from during the period from May to September, 2020, with the highest density observed in Jiaoqu District (12.6 sandflies per trap per night) and the lowest in Yuxian County (1.1 sandflies per trap per night), and there was a region⁃specific mean density of Ph. chinensis in Yangquan City (H = 17.282, P < 0.01)."

Borrowed from Mandarin 角 (jiǎo). Doublet of kak.

Jiaos (plural)

yuan fen

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The recorded pronunciation is /dʒiˈaʊ/.

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Where does jiao come from?

Borrowed from Mandarin 角 (jiǎo). Doublet of kak.

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