achoo

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/əˈt͡ʃuː//ɑːˈt͡ʃuː/dialectal, rare/əˈt͡ʃʰuː/dialectal, rare/ɑːˈt͡ʃʰuː/

interjection

The sound of a sneeze.

“Achoo—I think I'm coming down with something!”

Similar
atishookerchoosun sneezingphotic sneeze reflexphotoptarmosis
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Meanings

achoo1

interjection

alternative atchoo · alternative ahchoo · alternative hachoo · alternative ah-choo · alternative a-choo · alternative atchee

  1. onomatopoeicThe sound of a sneeze.

    Achoo—I think I'm coming down with something!

    Synonyms: atishoo, kerchoo

nounachoo (plural achoos)

plural achoos · alternative atchoo · alternative ahchoo · alternative hachoo · alternative ah-choo · alternative a-choo · alternative atchee

  1. The sound of a sneeze.
verbachoo (third-person singular simple present achoos, present participle achooing, simple past and past participle achooed)

present singular third person achoos · participle present achooing · participle past achooed · past achooed · alternative atchoo · alternative ahchoo · alternative hachoo · alternative ah-choo · alternative a-choo · alternative atchee

  1. colloquialintransitiveTo sneeze loudly; to make an achoo sound.

ACHOO2

nounACHOO (plural ACHOOs)

plural ACHOOs

  1. abbreviationacronymAcronym of autosomal condition of helio-ophthalmic outburst.

    Synonyms: sun sneezing, photic sneeze reflex, photoptarmosis

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionThe sound of a sneeze.

Similar
atishookerchoo
Also see
atishookatchookerchoophotic sneeze reflex

Origin

Onomatopoeic.

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Translations

Arabic أَتْشُو
  • أَتْشُو (ʔatšū)the sound of a sneeze
Bulgarian апчиху, апчих
  • апчиху (apčihu)the sound of a sneeze
  • апчих (apčih)the sound of a sneeze
Catalan atxim
  • atximthe sound of a sneeze
Chinese Cantonese 乞嗤
  • 乞嗤the sound of a sneeze
Chinese Mandarin 阿嚏, 啊嚏
  • 阿嚏 (ātì)the sound of a sneeze
  • 啊嚏 (ātì)the sound of a sneeze
Czech hepčí, hepčík
  • hepčíthe sound of a sneeze
  • hepčíkthe sound of a sneeze
Danish atju
  • atjuthe sound of a sneeze
Dutch hatsjoe, hatsjie
  • hatsjoethe sound of a sneeze
  • hatsjiethe sound of a sneeze
Esperanto haĉum
  • haĉumthe sound of a sneeze
Estonian atsihh
  • atsihhthe sound of a sneeze
Finnish atsii
  • atsiithe sound of a sneeze
French atchoum
  • atchoumthe sound of a sneeze
German hatschi, hatzi
  • hatschithe sound of a sneeze
  • hatzithe sound of a sneeze
Greek αψού
  • αψού (apsoú)the sound of a sneeze
Hebrew אפצ׳י
  • אפצ׳י (aptshí)the sound of a sneeze
Hindi अच्छी
  • अच्छी (acchī)the sound of a sneeze
Hungarian hapci
  • hapcithe sound of a sneeze
Italian eccì, ecciù
  • eccìthe sound of a sneeze
  • ecciùthe sound of a sneeze
Japanese ハクション
  • ハクション (hakushon)the sound of a sneeze
Korean 에취
  • 에취 (echwi)the sound of a sneeze
Latvian apčī
  • apčīthe sound of a sneeze
Norwegian atsjo
  • atsjothe sound of a sneeze
Polish a psik, apsik
  • a psikthe sound of a sneeze
  • apsikthe sound of a sneeze
Portuguese atchim
  • atchimthe sound of a sneeze
Romanian hapciu
  • hapciuthe sound of a sneeze
Russian апчхи́
  • апчхи́ (apčxí)the sound of a sneeze
Spanish achís
  • achísthe sound of a sneeze
Swedish attjo
  • attjothe sound of a sneeze
Tagalog hatsing
  • hatsingthe sound of a sneeze
Thai ฮัดชิ่ว, ฮัดชิ้ว
  • ฮัดชิ่ว (hát-chîu)the sound of a sneeze
  • ฮัดชิ้ว (hát-chíu)the sound of a sneeze
  • ฮัดเช้ยthe sound of a sneeze
Turkish hapşu
  • hapşuthe sound of a sneeze
Ukrainian апчхи
  • апчхи (apčxy)the sound of a sneeze
Vietnamese hắt xì
  • hắt xìthe sound of a sneeze
Yiddish אַפּטשי
  • אַפּטשי (aptshí)the sound of a sneeze

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with achoo

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Anagrams

Ochoa
Cite this entry
APA

achoo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achoo

MLA

“achoo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achoo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “achoo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achoo.

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