"yobo" meaning in All languages combined

See yobo on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: yobos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} yobo (plural yobos)
  1. Alternative form of yobbo (“person engaging in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: yobbo (extra: person engaging in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness)
    Sense id: en-yobo-en-noun-0yTUoX6P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 39 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 29 36 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: yobos [plural]
Etymology: From Korean 여보 (yeobo, “darling, sweetheart”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ko|여보||darling, sweetheart}} Korean 여보 (yeobo, “darling, sweetheart”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} yobo (plural yobos)
  1. (military, historical) A soldier's female Korean lover or hired prostitute. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-yobo-en-noun-RXRsQwnp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 39 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 29 36 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 39 30 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (Hawaii) A Korean person. Tags: Hawaii Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-yobo-en-noun-Re~g1rdX Disambiguation of People: 8 40 52 Categories (other): Hawaiian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 39 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 29 36 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Hawaiian Creole]

Etymology: From Korean 여보 (yeobo, “darling, sweetheart”). Etymology templates: {{bor|hwc|ko|여보||darling, sweetheart}} Korean 여보 (yeobo, “darling, sweetheart”) Head templates: {{head|hwc|noun}} yobo
  1. a person of (usually local) Korean descent.

Noun [Sranan Tongo]

IPA: /ˈjobo/, [ˈjʊ̞bʊ̞], [ˈjɔ̝bɔ̝]
Etymology: Probably from Ewe yovú (“white man”), Fon yòvó (“white man”). Etymology templates: {{der|srn|ee|yovú||white man}} Ewe yovú (“white man”), {{der|srn|fon|yòvó||white man}} Fon yòvó (“white man”) Head templates: {{head|srn|noun}} yobo
  1. white man Wikipedia link: nl:Pieter Muysken
    Sense id: en-yobo-srn-noun-BpoDzh1z Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Sranan Tongo entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Ternate]

IPA: [ˈjo.bo]
Head templates: {{head|tft|noun|||||f1sc=|f2sc=|head=|tr=-}} yobo, {{tft-noun}} yobo
  1. a kind of banana Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-yobo-tft-noun-G07G1D-L Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Ternate entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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