hippo

[ hip-oh ]

noun,plural hip·pos.Informal.

Origin of hippo

1
By shortening

Other definitions for Hippo (2 of 3)

Hippo
[ hip-oh ]

Other definitions for hippo- (3 of 3)

hippo-

  1. a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “horse” (hippodrome); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (hippology).

Origin of hippo-

3
<Greek: combining form of híppos; cognate with Latin equus,Old Irish ech,Old English eoh,Sanskrit aśvas,Lithuanian ašvà
  • Also especially before a vowel, hipp-.

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British Dictionary definitions for hippo

hippo

/ (ˈhɪpəʊ) /


nounplural -pos informal
  1. short for hippopotamus

  2. Southern African an armoured police car

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