Standard Lemma guide

Soho

intj · name · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /səʊˈhəʊ/
  • rhymes with -əʊ
  • UK: /ˈsəʊ.həʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈsoʊ.hoʊ/
  • rhymes with -əʊhəʊ
  • homophone: SoHo
  • homophone: SOHO
  • /ˈsəʊhəʊ/
  • UK: /ˈsəʊhəʊ/
  • General-American: /ˈsoʊhoʊ/
  • CMU ARPABET: S OW1 HH OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

ho; halloo; a word used in calling from a distant place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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2

name

Meaning 2

An area of the West End, in central London.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 3

An area partly in Sandwell borough, and partly in Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP0389).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

name

Meaning 4

Alternative spelling of SoHo: An area of Manhattan, New York.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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name

Meaning 5

Initialism of Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (A spacecraft of the ESA and NASA).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, space-science

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name

Meaning 6

A neighborhood of Manhattan, New York.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 7

A neighbourhood of Central and Western district, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 8

Acronym of Small Office, Home Office.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

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noun

Meaning 9

a city district of central London now noted for restaurants and nightclubs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: city district

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noun

Meaning 10

a district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: South of Houston

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: city district

History

Etymology

From so + ho!.

From the hunting cry soho.

Believed to be an abbreviation of south house.

Acronym of South of Houston, a neighborhood south of Houston Street in Manhattan.

Blend of south + Hollywood. Acronym of south of Hollywood Road.

Abbreviation of Small office/Home office.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 蘇豪 /苏豪 (sou1 hou4) — neighbourhood in Hong Kong
  • Polish: SoHo — neighbourhood in Hong Kong