"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, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 5 5 6 5 5 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 6 5 5 75

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Shortening of chiropractor, chiropractic.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chiros",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "~"
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [],
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        "A chiropractor."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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          "chiropractor"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, countable) A chiropractor."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 5 6 5 5 75",
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          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 5 6 5 5 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Chiropractic."
      ],
      "id": "en-chiro-en-noun-PfZSNzrK",
      "links": [
        [
          "Chiropractic",
          "chiropractic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, uncountable) Chiropractic."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaɪ.ɹəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Cairo"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪɹəʊ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chiro"
}
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chiros",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A chiropractor."
      ],
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        [
          "chiropractor",
          "chiropractor"
        ]
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        "(informal, countable) A chiropractor."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "informal"
      ]
    },
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        "English informal terms",
        "English uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Chiropractic."
      ],
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        [
          "Chiropractic",
          "chiropractic"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal, uncountable) Chiropractic."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaɪ.ɹəʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Cairo"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪɹəʊ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chiro"
}

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