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“Ho” or “Hoe” or “Whoa”

Overview

ho / hoe / whoa are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

ho: NA

hoe: (noun) a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle. (verb) dig with a hoe.

whoa: NA

Pronunciation

ho: hh·OW

hoe: hh·OW

whoa: w·OW

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Examples in Context

Examples of “ho”

  • Kyutama, obtained by assembling the Ho, Ryukotsu and Tomo Kyutamas.
  • Don Ho
  • the 1998 movie Casino (aka Ho Kong Fung Wan) starring Simon
  • a bone in her nose, ho ho".
  • Celebrity TVB staff member Ivan Ho (何守信) was eventually revealed to
  • sing her signature song "Shisha Ho Ya Dil Ho, Aakhir Toot
  • Bakshi for the song "Sheesha Ho Ya Dil Ho"
  • Brunn, H.O.
  • "A Conversation with Tammy Ho Lai-Ming", Lantern Review (February 2010)
  • H.O.

Examples of “hoe”

  • a representative work U Ia Hoe (雨夜花) in 1934, a song
  • tells the group that women hoe for 25 liras a day
  • practically untouched by plow and hoe", suggesting a lack of agriculture.
  • Ho Yuen Hoe, Nun who received a Public
  • Siekiera, motyka (Polish for Axe, Hoe).

Examples of “whoa”

  • Whoa (Earl Sweatshirt song)
  • "Whoa" is a song by American


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