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jo

Pronunciation: /d͡ʒoː/

The English word “jo” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Darling, sweetheart.
  2. The staff used in the Japanese martial art of jodo or jojutsu.

Etymology

From Scots jo (“joy”), from Middle English joye, from Old French joie, from Late Latin gaudia, neuter plural (mistaken as feminine singular) of Latin gaudium (“joy”), from gaudēre (“to be glad, rejoice”). Doublet of joy and gaudy (“Oxford college reunion”).

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