know-how
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
knowhow
=== Etymology ===
Deverbal from know how. American English, 1838.
=== Pronunciation ===
(UK) IPA(key): /ˈnəʊ.haʊ/
(Northumbria) IPA(key): /ˈnaː.huː/
(US) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊ.haʊ/
Rhymes: (UK) -əʊhaʊ, (US) -oʊhaʊ
Homophone: nohow
=== Noun ===
know-how (uncountable)
The knowledge and skill to be able to (do something correctly).
Synonyms: expertise, savoir-faire
==== Derived terms ====
snow-how
==== Descendants ====
==== Translations ====
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“know-how”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“know-how”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
Unadapted borrowing from English know-how
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈknou̯hɑu̯/, [ˈkno̞u̯ɦɑ̝u̯]
Rhymes: -ouhɑu
=== Noun ===
know-how
know-how
==== Synonyms ====
tietotaito
osaaminen
=== Further reading ===
“know-how”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
== Italian ==
=== Etymology ===
Unadapted borrowing from English know-how.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /noˈaw/, /noˈwaw/, (careful style) /noˈhaw/
Rhymes: -aw
=== Noun ===
know-how m (invariable)
know-how
=== References ===
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Unadapted borrowing from English know-how.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
know-how m (plural know-hows)
know-how
Synonyms: saber-fazer, savoir-faire
=== Further reading ===
“know-how”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Romanian ==
=== Etymology ===
Unadapted borrowing from English know-how.
=== Noun ===
know-how n (uncountable)
know-how
==== Declension ====
== Spanish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
know how, noujáu
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /nouˈxau/ [nou̯ˈxau̯]
Rhymes: -au
Syllabification: know-how
=== Noun ===
know-how m (plural know-hows)
know-how
=== Further reading ===
https://www.anle.us/noticias/publicaciones/diccionario-de-anglicismos-del-espanol-estadounidense/