oso

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Singapore/ˈoːsoː/Singapore[ˈoː˧.soː˦]

proper noun

A census-designated place in Washington.

Less commonScrabble 3

Meanings

oso1

adverboso (not comparable)
  1. ManglishSinglishnot comparablepronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of also, representing Singapore English.

    Even the newspaper recommendation oso anyhow one.

    2024 December 13, gwbasic, “Is it all the food influencers cannot make it?”, in HardwareZone Forums
    1 more example

    u watch 0:44 why they children oso wanna torture and kill???

    2009 September 18, liez, “children oso they kill”, in lowyat.net

Oso2

nounOso (plural Osos)

plural Osos

  1. historicalA supporter of the Bear Flag revolt in California.

    The legacy of the Bear Flaggers lives on in the State of California. The state adopted and proudly flies the bear flag, first designed at Sonoma by the Osos.

    1999, Erin H. Turner, It Happened in Northern California, page 15
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    Nevertheless, the Bear Flag Republic was born. Fremont heard of it, and took ninetv men into Sonoma on the excuse of protecting the people there. He hijacked the Bear Flag revolt, calling himself Oso Numero Uno (Number One Bear).

    2009, David A. Clary, Eagles and Empire

    On June 14, 1846, thirty American horsemen known as the Osos (Bears) arrived in Sonoma, under the encouragement of General John Charles Frmont. Americans had ventured into California in the early 1840s to obtain land, but the Mexican government would not allow them to own property or hold offie. The Osos captured General Vallejo at the Sonoma Barracks without violence and proclaimed the California Republic by raising a flag depicting a bear.

    2013, Trudy Ring, Noelle Watson, Paul Schellinger, editors, The Americas: International Dictionary of Historic Places

Origin

  1. Spanishoso“bear”
  2. EnglishOso

From Spanish oso (“bear”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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