Hondo

[ hon-doh; for 1 also Japanese hawn-daw; for 2 also Spanish awn-daw ]

/ ˈhɒn doʊ; for 1 also Japanese ˈhɔn dɔ; for 2 also Spanish ˈɔn dɔ /

noun

Honshu.

a river flowing NE from Guatemala along the border of Belize and Mexico to the Caribbean Sea. 150 miles (240 km) long.

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Examples from the Web for hondo

Silk culture is confined almost wholly to the island of Hondo.
Commercial Geography|Jacques W. Redway
He then bought a farm in the slave settlement north of Hondo.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves.|Work Projects Administration
The lacquer-tree (Rhus vernicifera) grows mainly in the island of Hondo.
Commercial Geography|Jacques W. Redway
Ben Stillson (the sheriff) is down on the Hondo, and his deputy, Poe, is out of town.
Heart's Desire|Emerson Hough

That represented the serious occupation of Hondo Bill and his gang.
Heart of the West|O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for hondo

Hondo

/ (ˈhɒndəʊ) /

noun

another name for Honshu

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