tohubohu

to·hu·bo·hu

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [toh-hoo-boh-hoo]
- /ˈtoʊ huˈboʊ hu/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [toh-hoo-boh-hoo]
- /ˈtoʊ huˈboʊ hu/

Definition of tohubohu word

noun tohubohu chaos; disorder; confusion. 1

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Origin of tohubohu

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15, tohubohu is from the Hebrew word tōhū wā-bhōhū

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Parts of speech for Tohubohu

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tohubohu popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

tohubohu usage trend in Literature

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