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Where does “jojo” come from?
jojo (Dutch) comes from English yo-yo, from Ilocano yóyo — yo-yo.
jojo
(Dutch): yo-yo
Definitions
yo-yo
Ancestry of “jojo”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
English
yo-yo
A toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical...
2
Ilocano
yóyo
yo-yo
Words derived from “jojo”
jojoën
jojoër
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