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hetro

UK/ˈhɛtɹəʊ/US/ˈhɛtɹoʊ/

hetro adjective: heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a heterosexual person.

Adjective

hetro (comparative more hetro, superlative most hetro)

  1. (informal) Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a heterosexual person.
    Synonyms:
    straight

Noun

hetro (plural hetros)

  1. (informal) A heterosexual person.

Synonyms of hetro

Antonyms

Forms of hetro

Adjective
comparativemore hetro
superlativemost hetro
Noun
pluralhetros

Origin of hetro

From hetero, representing a pronunciation with elision of /ə/.

Questions about hetro

What does hetro mean?
Hetro means heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a heterosexual person.
What part of speech is hetro?
Hetro can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce hetro?
Hetro is pronounced /ˈhɛtɹoʊ/ (US).

Words near hetro in the dictionary

  1. Hetoumids
  2. hetpeak
  3. Hetrazan
  4. Hetrick
  5. Hetricks
  6. hetro
  7. hetros
  8. hets
  9. hetsex
  10. hetslop
  11. hetsmut

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