posho

English

Etymology 1

posh +‎ -o

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɒʃəʊ/

• Audio (AU):

  (file)

Adjective

posho (comparative more posho, superlative most posho)

1. (colloquial) Posh.

Noun

posho (plural poshos or poshoes)

1. (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.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swahili posho, itself from English portion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔːʃɔː/

  • Audio (UK):

    (file)

Noun

posho (usually uncountable, plural poshos)

1. (East Africa) A food product made of cornmeal.

Synonyms

• sembe
• sima
• ugali
• kawunga

Anagrams

• Hoops, Shoop, hoops, hospo, poohs, shoop

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Esperanto

Noun

posho (accusative singular poshon, plural poshoj, accusative plural poshojn)

1. H-system spelling of poŝo

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Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto poŝo, French poche.

Noun

posho (plural poshi)

1. pocket

Derived terms

• enposhigar (“to pocket, put into a pocket”)

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English portion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.ʃɔ/

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

posho (n class, plural posho)

1. rations, provision