"chiro" meaning in English

See chiro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ/ [General-American], /ˈkaɪ.ɹəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: chiros [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪɹəʊ Etymology: Shortening of chiropractor, chiropractic. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chiro (countable and uncountable, plural chiros)
  1. (informal, countable) A chiropractor. Tags: countable, informal
    Sense id: en-chiro-en-noun-1h5oVgEj
  2. (informal, uncountable) Chiropractic. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chiro-en-noun-PfZSNzrK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 4 39 4 4 44

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "chiros",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
  ],
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      "name": "en-noun"
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  ],
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        "A chiropractor."
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        "(informal, countable) A chiropractor."
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    },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "4 4 39 4 4 44",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "Chiropractic."
      ],
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      ],
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        "(informal, uncountable) Chiropractic."
      ],
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        "informal",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaɪ.ɹəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Cairo"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪɹəʊ"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "English lemmas",
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    "English terms with homophones",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪɹəʊ",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪɹəʊ/2 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Shortening of chiropractor, chiropractic.",
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    {
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        "plural"
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    }
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        "A chiropractor."
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        "(informal, countable) A chiropractor."
      ],
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        "informal"
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      ],
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        "Chiropractic."
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        "(informal, uncountable) Chiropractic."
      ],
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        "informal",
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    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaɪ.ɹəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Cairo"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪɹəʊ"
    }
  ],
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}

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