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Chio

/[t͡ʃʰjoː]/ adj, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Cute, pretty. Singapore

    "If he wanted to see any chio girls he usually had to take the bus to the Bedok town center."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Chios. dated

    "CHIO, Chios, Xio, or Scio, an Aſiatic iſland, lying near the coaſt of Ionia, in Natolia or Leſſer Aſia, about one hundred miles weſt of Smyrna. It is called by the Turks Sakiſaduci, and is about one hundred miles in circumference; being chiefly inhabited by Chriſtians of the Greek church, who are ſaid to have three hundred churches in the iſland... Chio is alſo the capital of the above iſland, ſituated on the eaſt coaſt..."

  2. 2
    A surname from Cantonese.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Hokkien 𪁎 /𲍸 (chhio, “(of a male animal) sexually excited; to be in heat; to be receptive to mating”).

Etymology 2

From Italian Chio, from Latin Chios, from Ancient Greek Χίος (Khíos).

Etymology 3

From Cantonese 昭 (ciu1). This surname is mostly found in Macau.

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