Kew
See also: kew
English
Etymology
From Middle English Cayho, a compound consisting of Old French kai (related to modern quay) + Middle English ho, howe, hoh, hogh (“promontory, cliff, spur of land”), from Old English hōh (“promontory”), see hoe.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /kjuː/, /kjuʊ̯/
- Homophones: cue, queue
Proper noun
Kew
- A suburban area and former village in Richmond upon Thames borough, in southwest London, England.
- Kew is best known as the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens, now a World Heritage Site, and the National Archives.
- (metonymically) Kew Gardens.
- An eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Derived terms
- Kew East (Melbourne)
- Kew Gardens