"jo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒoː/ [Scotland] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jo.wav [Southern-England] Forms: jos [plural], joe [alternative]
Rhymes: -oː Etymology: From Scots jo (“joy”), from Middle English joye, from Old French joie, from Late Latin gaudia, neuter plural (mistaken as feminine singular) of Latin gaudium (“joy”), from gaudēre (“to be glad, rejoice”). Doublet of joy and gaudy (“Oxford college reunion”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|sco|jo||joy}} Scots jo (“joy”), {{der|en|enm|joye}} Middle English joye, {{der|en|fro|joie}} Old French joie, {{der|en|la-lat|gaudia}} Late Latin gaudia, {{der|en|la|gaudium||joy}} Latin gaudium (“joy”), {{doublet|en|joy|gaudy|t2=Oxford college reunion}} Doublet of joy and gaudy (“Oxford college reunion”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} jo (plural jos)
  1. (Scotland) Darling, sweetheart. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-jo-en-noun-0l2vreG- Categories (other): Scottish English, English 2-letter words, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English 2-letter words: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 73 27 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 73 27 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 73 27 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 43 13 43 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 45 12 25 0 0 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒoː/ [Scotland] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jo.wav [Southern-England] Forms: jo [plural]
Rhymes: -oː Etymology: Etymology tree Japanese 杖bor. English jo Borrowed from Japanese 杖. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|ja:杖|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Japanese 杖bor. English jo [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Japanese", "term" : "杖", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ja" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "jo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="jo"> Borrowed from Japanese 杖. Head templates: {{en-noun|*}} jo (plural jo)
  1. The staff used in the Japanese martial art of jodo or jojutsu. Related terms: jo-jeezly
    Sense id: en-jo-en-noun-zH5QrUuc Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 43 13 43 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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