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honchos

honchos is the plural of honcho.

Meaning of honcho

Noun

honcho (plural honchos or honchoes)

  1. (informal) Boss, leader.
    • Says they had no choice. Says the NVA killed the old honcho when he said no. Now he says all the rice is theirs.1986, Oliver Stone, Platoon (motion picture), spoken by Private Gator Lerner (Johnny Depp)

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Phrases with honchos

Questions about honchos

What is honchos the plural of?
Honchos is the plural of honcho.

Words near honchos in the dictionary

  1. Honchar
  2. honcho
  3. honchoed
  4. honchoes
  5. honchoing
  6. honchos
  7. Honcut
  8. Hond.
  9. honda
  10. honda knot
  11. honda knots

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