"nao" meaning in English

See nao in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /naʊ/
Rhymes: -aʊ Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} nao
  1. (Internet slang, humorous) Alternative form of now Tags: Internet, alt-of, alternative, humorous Alternative form of: now
    Sense id: en-nao-en-adj-lKpEVUQq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb

IPA: /naʊ/
Rhymes: -aʊ Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} nao
  1. (Internet slang, humorous) Alternative form of now Tags: Internet, alt-of, alternative, humorous Alternative form of: now
    Sense id: en-nao-en-adv-lKpEVUQq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /naʊ/ Forms: naos [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊ Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish nao. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|es|nao}} Borrowed from Spanish nao Head templates: {{en-noun}} nao (plural naos)
  1. (nautical, historical, rare) A Spanish or Portuguese carrack. Tags: historical, rare Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-nao-en-noun-qD9gy2uZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 0 0 10 9 14 8 4 4 4 4 12 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 4 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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