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zao

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Singapore[t͡saʊ˦˨]

zao verb: to leave hastily, to take off.

Verb

zao (invariable)

  1. (Singapore, Singlish, invariable) To leave hastily, to take off.
    • Time to zao already.

Origin of zao

From Hokkien 走 (cháu, “to run”), with Pinyin-based spelling.

Questions about zao

What does zao mean?
Zao means to leave hastily, to take off.
What part of speech is zao?
Zao is a verb.
How do you pronounce zao?
Zao is pronounced [t͡saʊ˦˨] (Singapore).

Words near zao in the dictionary

  1. Zanzibari
  2. Zanzibarian
  3. Zanzibarians
  4. Zanzibaris
  5. Zanzy
  6. zao
  7. Zaociao
  8. zaouia
  9. zaouias
  10. zaouiya
  11. Zaouli

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