reo

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noun

A reinforcement (additional soldiers).

OriginEnglish oh ← Middle English o ← Old French oh →
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Meanings

reo1

nounreo (plural reos)

plural reos

  1. AustraliaWorld War IinformalA reinforcement (additional soldiers).

reo2

nounreo (plural reos)

plural reos

  1. AustraliainformalhobbiesA re-entry (climbing a wave and then returning down its face).

reo3

nounreo (uncountable)
  1. AustraliainformaluncountablebusinessSteel used to reinforce concrete.

REO4

nounREO (plural REOs)

plural REOs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of real estate owned (“property owned by a lender”).

Reo5

proper nounReo (plural Reos)

plural Reos

  1. A surname from Italian.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
real estate owned

Origin

reo · noun

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishinforce
  7. Englishreinforce
  8. Englishre(inforcement)
  9. Latinō
  10. Old Frenchoh
  11. Middle Englisho
  12. EnglishO
  13. Middle Englisho
  14. Englishoh
  15. Englishreo

From re(inforcement) + -o.

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reo · noun

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishentry
  7. Englishre(-entry)
  8. Latinō
  9. Old Frenchoh
  10. Middle Englisho
  11. EnglishO
  12. Middle Englisho
  13. Englishoh
  14. Englishreo

From re(-entry) + -o.

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reo · noun

  1. Englishre(inforcing)
  2. Latinō
  3. Old Frenchoh
  4. Middle Englisho
  5. EnglishO
  6. Middle Englisho
  7. Englishoh
  8. Englishreo

From re(inforcing) + -o.

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Reo · proper noun

  1. ItalianReo
  2. EnglishReo

Borrowed from Italian Reo.

More words from Italian

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

oreroeeor
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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