houso

English

Etymology

From 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.”