hoe
Translingual
Symbol
hoe
See also
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: hō, IPA(key): /həʊ/
- (US) enPR: hō, IPA(key): /hoʊ/
- (General Australian) enPR: hō, IPA(key): /hoʉ/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊ
- Homophone: ho
Etymology 1
From Middle English howe, from Anglo-Norman houe, from Frankish *hauwā (compare Middle Dutch houwe), from Frankish *hauwan (“to hew”), from Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (“to cut, hew”). More at hew.
Noun
hoe (plural hoes)
- An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows or removing weeds.
- 2009, TRU TV, 28 March:
- It was obvious that it consisted of several blows to the head from the hoe.
- 2009, TRU TV, 28 March:
Derived terms
- action hoe
- adze hoe
- adz hoe
- backhoe
- clam hoe
- collineal hoe
- collinear hoe
- double hoe
- draw hoe
- drill hoe
- Dutch hoe
- eye hoe
- flower hoe
- fork hoe
- grab hoe
- grubbing hoe
- grub hoe
- hand hoe
- hoedad
- hoe-farming
- hoe nightshade
- hoop hoe
- horse hoe
- Italian hoe
- mortar hoe
- pattern hoe
- Paxton hoe
- prong hoe
- ridging hoe
- scuffle hoe
- swivel hoe
- Warren hoe
- wheel hoe
Translations
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Verb
hoe (third-person singular simple present hoes, present participle hoeing, simple past and past participle hoed)
- (transitive, intransitive) To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool.
- to hoe the earth in a garden
- Every year, I hoe my garden for aeration.
- I always take a shower after I hoe in my garden.
- (transitive) To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe.
- to hoe corn
Derived terms
Translations
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See also
Further reading
- Hoe (implement) in the 1905 edition of the New International Encyclopedia.
Etymology 2
From non-rhotic whore.
Alternative forms
Noun
hoe (plural hoes)
- (slang, derogatory) Alternative spelling of ho (“whore, prostitute”).
- 1973, “Spoon”, in Hustler's Convention, performed by Lightnin' Rod:
- Then we split to the Cafe Black Rose / To party with some hoes
- 1994, 0:00 from the start, in Juicy[1] (Hip Hop), spoken by The Notorious B.I.G.:
- Fuck all you hoes.
Get a grip, motherfucker.
- 2002, Eithne Quinn, Nuthin’ But a “G” Thang: The Culture and Commerce of Gangsta Rap[2]:
- […] this chapter […] will […] explore why pimp (and hoe) characters, with their dramatic staging of gendered and occupational relations […] have taken such hold of the black youth imagination
- 2003, Dan Harrington, The Good Eye[3]:
- At school they had been among the only couples that had not done “it” at the Pimp & Hoe parties that popped up occasionally at the dorm
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:hoe.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:prostitute
Derived terms
Verb
hoe (third-person singular simple present hoes, present participle hoeing, simple past and past participle hoed)
- (US, slang) Alternative spelling of ho (“to prostitute”).
- 2003, Da’rel the Relentless One, M. T. Pimp[4]:
- Pimpin’ came so naturally to MT when he and his sisters played pimp and hoe games that one of his sisters wanted to hoe for him when they grew up.
Etymology 3
From Middle English hough, hogh, from Old English hōh.
Alternative forms
Noun
hoe (plural hoes)
- A piece of land that juts out towards the sea; a promontory.
Usage notes
- Now used only in place names, such as Plymouth Hoe and Samphire Hoe.
Etymology 4
Cognate with Dutch haai (“shark”), qv.
Noun
hoe (plural hoes)
- (Orkney, Shetland) The horned or piked dogfish, Squalus acanthias.
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adverb
hoe
Related terms
Angor
Pronunciation
Noun
hoe
References
- Robert Lee Litteral, Features in Anggor Discourse (1980), page 38
'Are'are
Noun
hoe
References
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hoe, from Old Dutch huo, from Proto-Germanic *hwō.
Pronunciation
Adverb
hoe
Derived terms
Descendants
Conjunction
hoe
- (hoe ... hoe, hoe ... des te) the ... the, forms a parallel comparative
- Synonym: des te
- Hoe meer hoe beter! ― The more the better!
- Hoe eerder hoe beter! ― The sooner the better!
Finnish
Verb
hoe
- inflection of hokea:
Garo
Particle
hoe
Usage notes
There is no real equivalent of an antonym to yes in Garo. When denoting negative sentences, attach the suffix -ja to the main verb.
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fohe, from Proto-Central Pacific *voce, from Proto-Oceanic *pose, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *boʀse, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀsay (“canoe paddle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hoe
Verb
hoe
Derived terms
References
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hoe”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
Hokkien
For pronunciation and definitions of hoe – see 花 (“flower; blossom; florid; flowery; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 花). |
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *fohe, from Proto-Central Pacific *voce, from Proto-Oceanic *pose, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *boʀse, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀsay (“canoe paddle”).
Noun
hoe
Verb
hoe
Derived terms
References
- “hoe” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch huo, from Proto-Germanic *hwō.
Adverb
hoe
Alternative forms
- woe (eastern)
Descendants
Further reading
- “hoe”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hoe (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Etymology 1
Pronoun
hoe
- Alternative form of heo (“she”)
Etymology 2
Pronoun
hoe
- Alternative form of he (“they”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Noun
hoe f (definite singular hoa, indefinite plural hoer, definite plural hoene)
- Alternative form of ho
Old French
Etymology
Of Germanic origin, probably from or related to Frankish *hauwan (“to chop”).
Noun
hoe oblique singular, f (oblique plural hoes, nominative singular hoe, nominative plural hoes)
- hoe (tool)
Scots
Etymology
Probably from Norn høg or Middle Norwegian haa. Ultimately from Old Norse hár
Noun
hoe (plural hoes)
Vietnamese
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Pronunciation
Adjective
- reddish; carroty
- khóc nhiều mắt đỏ hoe ― to cry so much that the eyes become reddish
- tóc hoe hoe ― reddish hair
Derived terms
Welsh
Etymology
Perhaps borrowed from English ho (“a stop; a halt”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /hoːɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /hɔi̯/
Noun
hoe f (plural hoeau, not mutable)
References
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian hū, from Proto-Germanic *hwō.
Pronunciation
Adverb
hoe
- how (interrogative)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “hoe (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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