Woo

See also: woo

English

Etymology

From an irregular romanization of various Mandarin Chinese surnames including 吳 (Wú, “Wu, a former Chinese kingdom near Suzhou”), 伍 (Wǔ, “five”), 武 (Wǔ, “war, warrior, war-like”), and 巫 (wū, “wu, a Chinese shaman”)

Proper noun

Woo

  1. A Chinese surname

Synonyms

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Central Franconian

Alternative forms
  • Wooch (Ripuarian, north-western Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German wāga.

Noun

Woo f

  1. (southern and eastern Moselle Franconian) scales (instrument for measuring)
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