hippo

¹

[ hip-oh ]

noun

, Informal.

, plural hip·pos.

1. hippopotamus.

Hippo

²

[ hip-oh ]

noun

1. Hippo Regius.

hippo-

³

1. a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “horse” ( hippodrome ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words ( hippology ).

hippo

/ ˈhɪpəʊ /

noun

1. short for hippopotamus
2. an armoured police car

Word History and Origins

Origin of hippo¹

By shortening

Origin of hippo²

< Greek: combining form of híppos; cognate with Latin equus, Old Irish ech, Old English eoh, Sanskrit aśvas, Lithuanian ašvà

Example Sentences

I'd never heard of a hippo attacking repeatedly like this, but he clearly wanted me dead.

From The Daily Beast

I swam towards Evans, but the hippo struck again, dragging me back under the surface.

From The Daily Beast

I called her “Hippo Girl,” and as I berated her I felt negative attention shift from me to her.

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A moment on the noise: the vuvuzela can only be described as a large animal — like a cow or a hippo — in labor.

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From time to time the slave-drivers would jog them along with a few lashes from a four-cornered "hippo" hide kiboko, or whip.

From Project Gutenberg

This city is named from the ancient Hippo, out of whose ruins, a mile to the southward, it was largely built.

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At a villa outside Hippo, St. Augustine passed three years in the company of eleven pious men.

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Later, Harrisson proposed to accompany me as far as the Hippo depot, bringing the dogs and providing a supporting party.

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Here a depot of provisions and spare gear was made, sufficient to take us back to the Hippo.

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