jose
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
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- Words With Friends
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/hoʊˈzeɪ/
(US)
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/hoʊˈzeɪ/ (US) · /həʊˈzeɪ/ · /ˈdʒəʊz/ · /ˈdʒoːs/
Definition of jose
5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
name
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A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Joseph, an anglicized spelling of Spanish José and Portuguese José.
“Some Rizaliana collectors deem the blue 1959 Jose Rizal Definitive to be the most attractive Rizal stamp.”
“Artiles, a Republican operative with a reputation for a foul mouth and sharp elbows, is accused of financing a sham candidate whose candidacy was intended to siphon votes from a legitimate Democratic candidate in a state Senate race in South Florida’s 37th District. The candidate has the same last name as then-Democratic incumbent Jose Javier Rodriguez but did not actively campaign for the seat and has since admitted being recruited as a spoiler.”
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name
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A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Joseph, an anglicized spelling of Spanish José and Portuguese José.
“Some Rizaliana collectors deem the blue 1959 Jose Rizal Definitive to be the most attractive Rizal stamp.”
“Artiles, a Republican operative with a reputation for a foul mouth and sharp elbows, is accused of financing a sham candidate whose candidacy was intended to siphon votes from a legitimate Democratic candidate in a state Senate race in South Florida’s 37th District. The candidate has the same last name as then-Democratic incumbent Jose Javier Rodriguez but did not actively campaign for the seat and has since admitted being recruited as a spoiler.”
- A surname transferred from the given name, derived from the given name.
- A female given name.
- A diminutive of the female given name Josephine.
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(abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of JSON Object Signing and Encryption, a group of web standards.
“For a JWS, the JOSE Header members are the union of the members of these values (each of which is defined in Section 2):[…]”
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Etymology
From Spanish/Portuguese José, from Hebrew. Doublet of Joseph.
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