po
A chamberpotA chamberpot.
» Yo, we'd better bounce, because the po-po be all up in here.
Значение
значений: 3(Австралия, Новая Зеландия, Британия, разговорное, устаревшее)A chamberpot.
(множественное число, только множественное число, сленг)The police.
(устаревшее)A peacock.
- a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea
- a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army
- a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor
- an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States
Примеры
предложений: 7Yo, we'd better bounce, because the po-po be all up in here.
Arborio rice is Italian short-grain rice grown in the Po Valley. It's used to make risotto.
Рис арборио — сорт итальянского короткозёрного риса, выращиваемого в долине реки По. Из него готовится ризотто. — Wezel
The Po is Italy's longest river.
deDer Po ist der längste Fluss Italiens. — Jens_Odo
The longest river in Italy is the Po.
Italian Pisin joke on Po.
Происхождение
From Middle English po (found also in pocock), from Old English pāwa, pēa (“peacock”), froFrom Middle English po (found also in pocock), from Old English pāwa, pēa (“peacock”), from Proto-Germanic *pāwô (“peacock”), from Latin pāvō. Cognate with Dutch pauw, German Pfau. See also peacock.
A diminutive of pot.
Clipping of police.
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Формы
мн. число: posСинонимы
синонимов: 9- a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea:Po River
- a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army:petty officerP.O.
- a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor:poloniumatomic number 84
- an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States:United States Post OfficeUS Post OfficePost Office