pô

See also: Appendix:Variations of "po"

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin pavor.

Noun

pô m (plural pôs)

fear

Labu

Noun

pô

water

References

Susanne Holzknecht, The Markham languages of Papua New Guinea (1989), page 71

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpo/

Rhymes: -o

Verb

pô

Apocopic form of pôr; used preceding the pronouns lo, la, los or las
Eye dialect spelling of pôr, representing Caipira Portuguese.

Etymology 2

Reduction of porra (“damn!”).

Interjection

pô

(Brazil, vulgar) It expresses astonishment, annoyance, boredom
Pô, que difícil!
Damn, how difficult!

Isso é legal, pô.
Damn, this is cool.

Usage notes

In Brazil, pô is only very slightly less offensive than porra itself

Sicilian

Preposition

pô

Contraction of pi lu (“for the”).

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

bô

Etymology

From French pot d'échappement (literally “pot of escapement”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [po˧˧], [ʔɓo˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [pow˧˧], [ʔɓow˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [pow˧˧], [ʔɓow˧˧]
Phonetic: pô, bô

Noun

pô

Short for ống pô (“exhaust pipe”).

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