Etymology

posho

P3O1S1H4O1

Today it means: Posh. Full definition →

Swahili posho ← English portion ← Middle English porcioun
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posho · adjective, noun1

From posh + -o.

posho · noun2

  1. Latinportiō
  2. Old Frenchporcion
  3. Middle Englishporcioun
  4. Englishportion
  5. Swahiliposho
  6. English todayposho

Borrowed from Swahili posho, itself from English portion.

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