posho
English
Etymology 1
posh + -o
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɒʃəʊ/
Audio (AU) (file)
Adjective
posho (comparative more posho, superlative most posho)
- (colloquial) Posh.
Noun
posho (plural poshos or poshoes)
- (UK, slang) A posh person.
- 2016 May 2, Sam Leifer & al., "Jugball", Plebs:
- Marcus: We're very sorry.
Stylax: No, we're not. For all this guy knows, we could be mega-minted poshos in disguise.
Shopkeeper: It will be a superb disguise.
Stylax: Cheers.
- Marcus: We're very sorry.
- 2016 May 2, Sam Leifer & al., "Jugball", Plebs:
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Swahili posho, itself from English portion.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɔːʃɔː/
Audio (UK) (file)
Noun
posho (usually uncountable, plural poshos)
- (East Africa) A food product made of cornmeal.
Synonyms
- sembe
- sima
- ugali
- kawunga
Anagrams
- Hoops, Shoop, hoops, hospo, poohs, shoop
Esperanto
Noun
posho (accusative singular poshon, plural poshoj, accusative plural poshojn)
- H-system spelling of poŝo
Ido
Etymology
From Esperanto poŝo, French poche.
Noun
posho (plural poshi)
Derived terms
- enposhigar (“to pocket, put into a pocket”)
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English portion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.ʃɔ/
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
posho (n class, plural posho)
- rations, provision