chio

See also: Chio and chió

English

Etymology

From Hokkien 𪁎 / 𲍸 (chhio, “(of a male animal) sexually excited; to be in heat; to be receptive to mating”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

chio (comparative more chio, superlative most chio)

  1. (Singapore) Cute, pretty.
    • 2014, Cheryl Lu-lien Tan, Singapore Noir, page 83:
      If he wanted to see any chio girls he usually had to take the bus to the Bedok town center.

Esperanto

Pronoun

chio

  1. H-system spelling of ĉio

Galician

Verb

chio

  1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of chiar

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of chio – see 招 (“to beckon; to gesture; to recruit; to enlist; to enroll; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 招).

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃi.u/, /ˈʃiw/ [ˈʃiʊ̯]
 

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

chio m (plural chios)

  1. an acute sound, squeak

Etymology 2

Verb

chio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of chiar
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