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jocko

jock·o
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jok-oh]
    • /ˈdʒɒk oʊ/
    • /ˈdʒɒk.əʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jok-oh]
    • /ˈdʒɒk oʊ/

Definitions of jocko word

  • noun plural jocko a chimpanzee. 1
  • noun plural jocko any monkey. 1
  • noun jocko a male given name, form of Jock. 1
  • noun jocko a chimpanzee or a monkey 0

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Origin of jocko

First appearance:

before 1840
One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; < French, Buffon's shortening of enjocko (taking en- as an article) < a word in Mpongwe, Bantu language of Gabon

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Parts of speech for Jocko

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jocko popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% 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.

jocko usage trend in Literature

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