Pho

//foʊ// intj, name, noun

intj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Vietnamese soup with a beef base, typically served with rice noodles and optionally beef or chicken. uncountable, usually

    "PHO is the name of an Annamese soup held in high esteem. It is made with beef, a veal bone, onions, a bayleaf, salt, and pepper, and a small teaspoon of nuoc-man, a typically Annamese condiment which is used in practically all their dishes."

  2. 2
    Abbreviation of partially hydrogenated oil. abbreviation, alt-of
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of potentially hazardous object. abbreviation, alt-of
Intj
  1. 1
    Expressing dismissive contempt. archaic

    "'She is come!' said the old gentleman, laying his hand upon his heart. 'Cormoran and Blunderbore! She is come! All the wealth I have is hers if she will take me for her slave. Where are grace, beauty, and blandishments, like those? In the Empress of Madagascar? No. In the Queen of Diamonds? No. In Mrs Rowland, who every morning bathes in Kalydor for nothing? No. Melt all these down into one, with the three Graces, the nine Muses, and fourteen biscuit-bakers' daughters from Oxford Street, and make a woman half as lovely. Pho! I defy you.'"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"Wilson looks forward to ordering takeout from his favorite pho restaurant."

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese phở.

Related phrases

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.