"jo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒoː/ [Scotland] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jo.wav [Southern-England] Forms: jos [plural]
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|LL.|gaudia}} Late Latin gaudia, {{der|en|la|gaudium||joy}} Latin gaudium (“joy”), {{m|la|gaudēre||to be glad, rejoice}} gaudēre (“to be glad, rejoice”), {{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 Synonyms: joe
    Sense id: en-jo-en-noun-0l2vreG- Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 81 19
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: Borrowed from Japanese 杖. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|ja|杖|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Japanese 杖, {{bor+|en|ja|杖}} Borrowed from Japanese 杖 Head templates: {{en-noun|jo}} jo (plural jo)
  1. The staff used in the Japanese martial art of jodo or jojutsu.
    Sense id: en-jo-en-noun-zH5QrUuc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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