yoyo

See also: YOYO, yoyó, and yo-yo

English

Etymology

Formerly a trademark. Likely from Ilocano yóyo or another Philippine cognate.[1]

Noun

yoyo (plural yoyos)

  1. Alternative spelling of yo-yo

Verb

yoyo (third-person singular simple present yoyos, present participle yoyoing, simple past and past participle yoyoed)

  1. Alternative spelling of yo-yo

References

  1. “Yo-yo.”, in Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, accessed November 19, 2021

Cebuano

Etymology

From English yo-yo / yoyo. Formerly a trademark. Most likely from Ilocano yóyo.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: yo‧yo

Noun

yoyo

  1. a yo-yo; a toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist
  2. a cake that is shaped like a yoyo, akin to a cookie sandwich, often purple and with a margarine filling and rolled in white sugar

Verb

yoyo

  1. to play with a yo-yo

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jo.jo/
  • (file)

Noun

yoyo m (plural yoyos)

  1. yo-yo

Further reading


Ido

Noun

yoyo (plural yoyi)

  1. yo-yo

Ilocano

Etymology

From Spanish yoyo, according to Constantino (1971).[1] Compare Spanish yo (I) & Ilocano yo (you; by you; your) or Tagalog iyo (yours).

Noun

yóyo

  1. yo-yo

Derived terms

  • agyoyo

References

  1. Constantino, Ernesto (1971) Ilokano Dictionary

Karao

Noun

yoyo

  1. mudfish

Spanish

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Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝoʝo/ [ˈɟ͡ʝo.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃoʃo/ [ˈʃo.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒoʒo/ [ˈʒo.ʒo]

  • Rhymes: -oʝo
  • Syllabification: yo‧yo

Noun

yoyo m (plural yoyos)

  1. yo-yo

Further reading


Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English yo-yo, a genericized trademark, possibly from Ilocano yóyo.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: yo‧yo
  • IPA(key): /ˈjojoʔ/, [ˈjo.joʔ]

Noun

yoyò (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜓᜌᜓ)

  1. yo-yo

Derived terms

Further reading


Ternate

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjo.jo]

Interjection

yoyo

  1. wow!

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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