English
dao
see also: DAO, DAo
Pronunciation Etymology 1

From Chinese 刀.

Noun

dao (plural daos)

  1. Any of various traditional Chinese swords with a curved, single-edged blade, primarily used for slashing and chopping.
Etymology 2

From the pinyin romanization of Chinese 道 or (dào, "circuit").

Proper noun
  1. (Chinese philosophy) Alternative form of Tao: the way of nature and/or the ideal way to live one's life.
Noun

dao (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Synonym of circuit: various administrative divisions of imperial and early Republican China.
Noun

dao (plural daos)

  1. Alternative form of dah
Etymology 4

Likely related to one of the preceding words ("Chinese sword", "Burmese knife").

Noun

dao (plural daos)

  1. A sword and construction tool of the Naga people of India, which has a wooden hilt and grows wider from the narrow hilt to the wide, flat tip.
Etymology 5

From Tagalog - or Cebuano dao.

Noun

dao (plural daos)

  1. Dracontomelon dao; a large tree of the family Anacardiaceae; the argus pheasant tree.
  2. The hard strong wood of the dao used for veneers and cabinetwork.
DAO
Pronunciation Noun

dao

  1. (petrochemistry) Initialism of de-asphalted oil, a crude oil refinery process stream.
  2. (computing) Initialism of disk-at-once, an optical disk recording mode.
  3. (software engineering) Initialism of data access object, a design pattern.
  4. (firearms) Initialism of double action only, a trigger mechanism for semi-automatic firearms.
  5. (cryptocurrencies, Web3) Acronym of decentralized autonomous organization, an autonomous entity based on smart contracts on a blockchain.
Proper noun
  1. (fandom slang) Initialism of Dragon Age: Origins
    Synonyms: DA1
DAo
Noun

dao

  1. (anatomy) Abbreviation of descending aorta
    Coordinate term: AAo (“ascending aorta”)
    Alternative form: DA


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