Etymology

choo

C3H4O1O1

Today it means: The sound of a locomotive whistle. Full definition →

Korean 추(秋)
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The story

  1. Korean · borrowed from추(秋)
  2. English todayChoo

Borrowed from Chinese 朱 (Mandarin: Zhū, Cantonese: zyu¹, Hakka: Chû, Min Nan: Chu), Korean 추(秋) (Chu), etc.

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