zao

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Singapore[t͡saʊ˦˨]

verb

To leave hastily, to take off.

OriginHokkien 走 →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

verbzao (invariable)
  1. SingaporeSinglishinvariableTo leave hastily, to take off.

    Time to zao already.

    We need to go now.

Origin

  1. Hokkien走“to run”
  2. Englishzao

From Hokkien 走 (cháu, “to run”), with Pinyin-based spelling.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

azo
Cite this entry
APA

zao. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zao

MLA

“zao.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zao. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zao,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zao.

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