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English
Pronunciation
IPA: /�h�n.ʧo/
Other 1: (h�nʹch�)
Other 2: HAHN-choh
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�nt���|-�nt���
Etymology
From Japanese �� (�����, hanch�), group leader, probably via American English.

Noun
en-noun

1. boss, leader

Quotations
1983: Max Von Sidewinder is back to play Spectre's head honcho, only now we see his face! — net.movies, 7 Nov 1983
2001: Gulfstream makes jets for both Hollywood honchos and foreign governments like Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. — Michael Moore, Stupid White Men, 2001, p.22

Derived terms
head honcho

zh:honcho

• 2007-09-26 22:18 - Jyril - /* Noun */ template

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