hao

[ hou ]

noun

1. an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong ²( def ): no longer in use.

hào

/ haʊ /

noun

1. a monetary unit of Vietnam, worth one tenth of a dông

Word History and Origins

Origin of hao¹

First recorded in 1945–50; from Vietnamese hào “dime”

Example Sentences

Estimated ages of sediment and fossil animal bones in Tam Ngu Hao 2, or Cobra Cave, in Laos place the tooth found there between 164,000 and 131,000 years old.

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Shao signifies "little" or "a little," and Hao is formed of the signs for "sun" and "heaven."

From Project Gutenberg

The contiguous country is named in honor of the Shao Hao, or sun-child, who is called a shan or god.

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The Buddhist priest, Hao-chu, is a man of placid temperament and of passions subdued.

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This is the second day without observations, and we should have sighted Hao Island yesterday morning.

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About 770 Wei Hao produced an edition of twenty chan, many additional poems having come to light in the interval.

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