Cao
See also: cao, cáo, cào, and cạo
English
Etymology
From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 曹 (Cáo)
Proper noun
Cao
- (historical geography) A state of ancient China during the Zhou dynasty.
- (geography) A county in Heze Prefecture, Shandong, China.
- A surname.
Anagrams
- AOC, COA, CoA, oca
Galician
Etymology
From cao (“white-haired”), archaic form of cano, from Latin canus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkao̯/
Proper noun
Cao
- A surname.
References
- “Cao” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- “Cao” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
- “Cao” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 高.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧]
- Homophones: cao, cau
Proper noun
Cao (高)
- A surname.
- A male given name