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hippo

1

[ hip-oh ]

noun

, Informal.
, plural hip·pos.


Hippo

2

[ hip-oh ]

hippo-

3
  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 ).

hippo

/ ˈhɪpəʊ /

noun

  1. short for hippopotamus
  2. an armoured police car
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hippo1

By shortening

Origin of hippo2

< Greek: combining form of híppos; cognate with Latin equus, Old Irish ech, Old English eoh, Sanskrit aśvas, Lithuanian ašvà
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Example Sentences

I'd never heard of a hippo attacking repeatedly like this, but he clearly wanted me dead.

I swam towards Evans, but the hippo struck again, dragging me back under the surface.

I called her “Hippo Girl,” and as I berated her I felt negative attention shift from me to her.

A moment on the noise: the vuvuzela can only be described as a large animal — like a cow or a hippo — in labor.

From time to time the slave-drivers would jog them along with a few lashes from a four-cornered "hippo" hide kiboko, or whip.

This city is named from the ancient Hippo, out of whose ruins, a mile to the southward, it was largely built.

At a villa outside Hippo, St. Augustine passed three years in the company of eleven pious men.

Later, Harrisson proposed to accompany me as far as the Hippo depot, bringing the dogs and providing a supporting party.

Here a depot of provisions and spare gear was made, sufficient to take us back to the Hippo.

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