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• po
  po

  noun

  a chamber pot.
• Po
  Po

  noun

  a river in Italy, flowing E from the Alps in the NW to the Adriatic. 418 miles (669 km) long.
• p.o.
  p.o.

  abbreviation

  (in prescriptions) by mouth.
• PO
  PO

  abbreviation

  post office. Also P.O.
• P.O.
  P.O.

  abbreviation

  post office. Also PO

po

¹ American  

[poh] / poʊ /

noun

Australia and New Zealand.

pos plural

1. a chamber pot.

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Po ² American  

[poh] / poʊ /

noun

1. a river in Italy, flowing E from the Alps in the NW to the Adriatic. 418 miles (669 km) long.

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Po ³ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. polonium.

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p.o. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) by mouth.

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PO ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. post office. Also P.O.

2. Baseball. putout; putouts.

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P.O. ⁶ American  

abbreviation

1. post office. Also PO

2. parole officer.

3. petty officer.

4. Chiefly British. postal (money) order.

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PO ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Post Office

2. Personnel Officer

3. petty officer

4. Pilot Officer

5. Also: p.o..  postal order

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Po ² British  

symbol

1. polonium

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Po ³ British  

/ pəʊ /

noun

1. Latin name: Padus.  a river in N Italy, rising in the Cottian Alps and flowing northeast to Turin, then east to the Adriatic: the longest river in Italy. Length: 652 km (405 miles)

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po ⁴ British  

/ pəʊ /

noun

1. an informal word for chamber pot

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• pos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of po¹

1875–80; probably < French pot ( de chambre ) chamber pot

Origin of p.o.⁴

From Latin per ōs

Example Sentences

I personally like to lightly steam them and then deep fry them as a substitute for oysters in my po boys.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2021

Lee favors the orange chicken, ma po tofu, lo mein, fried rice and Hunan shrimp in any spread he’s ordering.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2020

"Ma po tofu has to be a favourite," says David Yeung, a smile evident in his voice.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2020

Your welcome gift bag includes the herbal ointment Tiger Balm and Chinese po chai pills for indigestion.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2019

People don’t know we just as po’ as po’.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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