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Pronunciation
AHD|h�, IPA|/h��/, SAMPA|/h@U/
:Homophones: ho
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��|-��

Etymology 1
OF. hoe from OHG. houwan. Possibly through hew

Noun
en-noun

1. An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows.

Related terms
backhoe

Translations
trans-top|agricultural tool
Bosnian: motika#Bosnian|motika f
Cherokee: ���� (galogodi)
CJKV Characters: �, �; �, �; �, �
Chinese: �, � (chú)
Dutch: schoffel m
Finnish: hara
French: houe f
German: Hacke f
Greek: �κα�άνη (skapáni) f, ��α�ί (tsapí) n
Hebrew: �ע�ר (má'der) m
Italian: zappa f
Kirundi: isuka
Maltese: zappuna f, lexxuna f
Mohawk: atsh�kten
trans-mid
Papago: sibiyo
Pawnee: kátạre�r�wɩs
Polish: motyka f
Portuguese: enxada f
Russian: �апка (sápka) f, мо��га (motýga) f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: мо�ика#Serbian|мо�ика f
:Roman: motika#Serbian|motika f
Slovak: motyka f
Slovene: motika f
Spanish: azada f, azadón m
Yucatec: tuhnkuy
Yuchi: haf�
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Verb
en-verb|hoe|d

1. To use the agricultural tool defined above.

#:Every year, I hoe my garden for aeration.
#:I always take a shower after I hoe in my garden.

Translations
trans-top|to use the gardening tool
Dutch: schoffelen
French: houer
Finnish: harata, käyttää, haraa
German: hacken
Italian: zappare
trans-mid
Kirundi: kurima
Maltese: agħżaq
Russian: мо��жи�� (motýžit�), �аз���л��� (razrykhlját�)
Slovak: kopať, okopávať
Spanish: azadonar
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See also
mattock
pick
rake

Etymology 2
Corruption of whore.

Alternative spellings
ho

Noun
en-noun

1. context|US|slang alternative spelling of|ho A prostitute. this is sub-standard spelling.

#*2004: Eithne Quinn, Nuthin' But a "G" Thang: The Culture and Commerce of Gangsta Rap ¹
#*:...this chapter...will...explore why pimp (and hoe) characters, with their dramatic staging of gendered and occupational relations...have taken such hold of the black youth imagination...
#*2006: Dan Harrington, The Good Eye ²
#*:At school they had been among the only couples that had not done "it" at the Pimp & Hoe parties that popped up occasionally at the dorm...

Verb
en-verb|hoe|d

1. context|US|slang alternative spelling of|ho To act as a prostitute.

#*2003: Da'rel the Relentless One, M.T. Pimp ³
#*:Pimpin' came so naturally to MT when he and his sisters played pimp and hoe games that one of his sisters wanted to hoe for him when they grew up.

Category:Tools

Dutch

Adverb
hoe

1. (interrogative and conjunctive pro-adverb) how

Related terms
hoeveel, hoe veel
hoe lang, hoelang
hoe ver, hoever, (in) hoeverre
hoezeer
hoedanig

Category:Dutch interrogative pronouns

Finnish

Verb
hoe

1. fi-form of|hokea|typeverb|moodindicative|tense=present connegative
2. fi-form of|hokea|typeverb|prsecond-person|plsingular|moodimperative|tense=present
3. fi-form of|hokea|typeverb|prsecond-person|plsingular|moodimperative|tense=present connegative

Hawaiian

Etymology
Compare Maori hoe

Noun
haw-noun

1. oar

Maori

Etymology
Compare Hawaiian hoe

Noun
hoe

1. oar

Category:Maori language

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