"Tso" meaning in English

See Tso in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 左 (Zuǒ). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|cmn|左|tr=Zuǒ}} Mandarin 左 (Zuǒ) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tso
  1. A surname from Chinese. Derived forms: General Tso's chicken
    Sense id: en-Tso-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Navajo Tso. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nv|Tso}} Navajo Tso Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tso
  1. A surname from Navajo.
    Sense id: en-Tso-en-name-yC7dO~lh Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Mandarin 左 (Zuǒ).",
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