"jo" meaning in Spanish

See jo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈxo/, [ˈxo] Forms: ¡jo! [canonical]
Rhymes: -o Head templates: {{head|es|interjection|head=¡jo!}} ¡jo!
  1. stop, whoa (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof) Derived forms: jo, jo, jo
    Sense id: en-jo-es-intj-46Q1Ytk3 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 66 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /ˈxo/, [ˈxo] Forms: ¡jo! [canonical]
Rhymes: -o Etymology: Euphemistic clipping of joder (“fuck”). Etymology templates: {{clipping|es|joder||fuck|nocap=1}} clipping of joder (“fuck”) Head templates: {{head|es|interjection|head=¡jo!}} ¡jo!
  1. (euphemistic) Used to express surprise, amazement, or confusion Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-jo-es-intj-pWCQjkmb Categories (other): Spanish euphemisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "args": {
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      ],
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          "stop",
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        ],
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          "whoa",
          "whoa"
        ],
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          "command",
          "command"
        ],
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          "horse",
          "horse"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈxo/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈxo]"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-o"
    }
  ],
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          "whoa",
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  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈxo]"
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