"posho" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɒʃəʊ/ [UK] Audio: En-au-posho.ogg [Australia] Forms: more posho [comparative], most posho [superlative]
Etymology: posh + -o Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|posh|o}} posh + -o Head templates: {{en-adj}} posho (comparative more posho, superlative most posho)
  1. (colloquial) Posh. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Foods Categories (lifeform): Maize (food)
    Sense id: en-posho-en-adj-qstQxitR Disambiguation of Foods: 52 22 27 Disambiguation of Maize (food): 51 22 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms borrowed back into English, English terms suffixed with -o Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 36 27 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 46 34 20 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 38 40 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɒʃəʊ/ [UK] Audio: En-au-posho.ogg [Australia] Forms: poshos [plural], poshoes [plural]
Etymology: posh + -o Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|posh|o}} posh + -o Head templates: {{en-noun|s|poshoes}} posho (plural poshos or poshoes)
  1. (UK, slang) A posh person. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-posho-en-noun-IaupUzxT Categories (other): British English, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms borrowed back into English, English terms suffixed with -o Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 36 27 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 38 40 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -o: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɔːʃɔː/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-posho (Africa).wav [Southern-England] Forms: poshos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili posho, itself from English portion. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sw|posho}} Swahili posho, {{der|en|en|portion}} English portion Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} posho (usually uncountable, plural poshos)
  1. (East Africa) A food product made of cornmeal. Tags: Africa, East, uncountable, usually Synonyms: sembe, sima, ugali, kawunga
    Sense id: en-posho-en-noun-evKfIW4i Categories (other): East African English, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms borrowed back into English Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 36 27 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 38 40 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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