cao

See also: CAO and Appendix:Variations of "cao"

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

cao f (plural cao's, diminutive cao'tje n)

  1. Initialism of collectieve arbeidsovereenkomst. (collective bargaining)

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.o/, [ˈkäːo]
  • Hyphenation: cà‧o

Noun

cao m (invariable)

  1. Obsolete form of caos.

Mandarin

Romanization

cao

  1. Nonstandard spelling of cāo.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of cáo.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of cǎo.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of cào.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Venetian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *capum, from Latin caput.

Noun

cao m (plural cai)

  1. head (all senses)
  2. shoot of a vine

Synonyms

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 高.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cao

  1. high
  2. tall

Antonyms

Derived terms

Noun

cao

  1. (medicine) a sticky substance made from animal bones
    cao mèo
    cat sticky medicine
    cao hổ cốt
    tiger-bone sticky medicine
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