First Known Use: 1949
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jiao
noun \jē-ˈau̇\
plural jiao
Definition of JIAO
: a monetary unit of the People's Republic of China equal to 1⁄10 yuan
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Origin of JIAO
Chinese (Beijing) jiǎo
Rhymes with JIAO
Aargau, allow, and how, ant cow, as how, avow, Belau, Bissau, bowwow, Breslau, cacao, cahow, Callao, cash cow, chowchow, chow chow, Cracow, Dachau, Davao, Donau, endow, enow, erenow, eyebrow, gangplow, Hankow, hausfrau, haymow, highbrow, hoosegow, Jungfrau, know-how, kowtow, Kraków, landau, lowbrow, luau, Lucknow, Macao, mau-mau, meow, Moscow, nohow, Palau, powwow, sea cow, snowplow, somehow, Spandau, Zwickau
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