honcho

Other forms of honcho

plural

honchoes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about honcho

What does honcho mean?

honcho means "a person who exercises control over workers".

How many syllables are in honcho?

honcho has 2 syllables: hon-cho. The stress falls on "hon". In IPA it is /ˈhɔntʃoʊ/.

What is another word for honcho?

Close synonyms include foreman, chief, gaffer, boss. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is honcho a common word?

honcho is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.