houso

English

Etymology

hous(ing) +‎ -o

Noun

houso (plural housos)

  1. (Australia, slang) A resident of public housing.

Chinese Pidgin English

Alternative forms
  • 口素, 厚素 (Chinese characters)

Etymology

From English house.

Noun

houso

  1. house
  2. household, family

References
  • Gow, W. S. P. (1924) Gow’s Guide to Shanghai, 1924: A Complete, Concise and Accurate Handbook of the City and District, Especially Compiled for the Use of Tourists and Commercial Visitors to the Far East, Shanghai, page 105: “Houso: house.”
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