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Kew

Pronunciation: /kjuː/

The English word “Kew” has 1 meaning listed here.

proper noun

  1. Kew Gardens.

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.

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