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kaishao

kaishao noun: matchmaking; a romantic arrangement to set up a date between two people.

Noun

kaishao (plural kaishaos)

  1. (Philippines, Chinese Filipino) matchmaking; a romantic arrangement to set up a date between two people
    • "Should I be the one to bring up what happened in church? Should I even mention it? If I act like it wasn't a big deal, maybe Pa will tell Auntie Queenie that kaishaos don't work on me. But what if my silence signals to them that I was totally fine with it?2023, Mae Coyiuto, Chloe and the Kaishao Boys, page 80
    • Her mother has already met two ladies specializing in the "介紹 kaishao business." They brought her custom bounded books with peoples' information on them.2022, Casey Huang, Move on Quick: How to Get Your Life Back and Never Break Your Heart Again, page 111

Verb

kaishao (third-person singular simple present kaishaos, present participle kaishaoing, simple past and past participle kaishaoed)

  1. (Philippines, Chinese Filipino) to matchmake; to set up; to introduce a possible romantic partner
    • "There might be a small... slight chance that we're getting set up." I sigh. "But I didn't ask for this," I quickly clarify. "Auntie Queenie was weirded out that I didn't have guy friends for the roses in my debut, and she brought up wanting to kaishao me with someone. So you're, like, the kaishao...2023, Mae Coyiuto, Chloe and the Kaishao Boys, pages 74–75

Forms of kaishao

Noun
pluralkaishaos
alternative formkai shao
alternative formkai-shao
alternative formkaysiao
alternative formkaisiao
alternative formkaixiao
Verb
third-person singular presentkaishaos
present participlekaishaoing
past participlekaishaoed
pastkaishaoed

Origin of kaishao

Borrowed from Hokkien 介紹 /介绍 (kài-siāu, “to introduce; to recommend”).

Questions about kaishao

What does kaishao mean?
Kaishao means matchmaking; a romantic arrangement to set up a date between two people.
What part of speech is kaishao?
Kaishao can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of kaishao?
The plural of kaishao is kaishaos.

Words near kaishao in the dictionary

  1. kaisers
  2. kaiserschmarrn
  3. kaisership
  4. kaiserships
  5. Kaiserslautern
  6. kaishao
  7. kaishu
  8. kaiso
  9. kaisoman
  10. kaisomen
  11. Kaison

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