0%

honchoed

hon·cho
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hon-choh]
    • /ˈhɒn tʃoʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hon-choh]
    • /ˈhɒn tʃoʊ/

Definitions of honchoed word

  • noun plural honchoed a leader, especially an assertive leader; chief. 1
  • verb with object honchoed to organize, supervise, or be the leader of: She volunteered to honcho the new project. 1

Information block about the term

Origin of honchoed

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
1945-50; < Japanese hanchō squad or group leader, equivalent to han squad (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese bān) + -chō eldest, chief (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese zhǎng)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Honchoed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

honchoed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

honchoed usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for honchoed

noun honchoed

  • kinged — Simple past tense and past participle of king.

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?