deo
English
Etymology
Clipping of deodorant.
Noun
deo (countable and uncountable, plural deos)
- (informal, rare) deodorant
- 2005, Drum: A Magazine of Africa for Africa (issues 687-694, page 32)
- Some men complain their deos don't work after regular use. Your underarm area can build up immunity to the same product. Alternating two deos can give you total protection.
- 2014, Damodar Mall, Supermarketwala: Secrets To Winning Consumer India
- He brandishes a can of deodorant (deo) spray as he says this, grinning all the time. 'I started using this about two years ago. I didn't realise deos can be so useful in controlling sweating and keeping me feeling fresh. […]
- 2014, Julia Franck, West
- 'Maybe it's a teeny bit embarrassing, but seeing that we're good friends, Jabłonovska, don't you use any deo?' 'Any what?' 'Deo. Deodorant.' She pronounced the final T sharply and distinctly.
- 2005, Drum: A Magazine of Africa for Africa (issues 687-694, page 32)
Dutch
Etymology
Clipping of deodorant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeː(j)oː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: deo
- Rhymes: -eːoː
Derived terms
- deobus
Ido
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈde.o/
Derived terms
- amoro-deo (“god of love, Cupid”)
- danko a Deo (“thank God”)
- dea (“divine”)
- deajo (“a divinity”)
- deala (“divine”)
- deatra (“godlike”)
- deeso (“divinity, godhead”)
- deigar (“to deify”)
- deigo (“deification”)
- deino (“goddess”)
- deismo (“deism”)
- deisto (“deist”)
- Deo bona (“good God”)
- ho Deo (“oh God”)
- mideo (“demigod”)
- pro amo a Deo (“for the love of God, for God's sake”)
Irish
Istriot
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (Ijekavian): dȉo
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *dělъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dêo/
- Hyphenation: de‧o
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