gao

IPA: gˈaʊ

Root Word: Gao

A surname.
A city, the capital of the Gao Region, Mali.
Initialism of Government Accountability Office (or its former name, General Accounting Office).

Examples of "gao" in Sentences

The Chinese call it gao kao, or "tall test," because it looms so large.
The Year of the Quiet Sun www. gao.spb.ru/english/astrometr/abduss_nkj_2009. pdf
Written in Chinese, the two terms in the compound gao shou mean “upper” + “hand.”
The word "gao" also translates to "ascension," so eating this helps one ascend in the coming year.
In Southern China, a popular New Year dessert is nian gao, which is a steamed, sweet glutinous rice pudding.
It's served with soy paste jiang yo gao which is sweetened soy sauce that has the consistency of oyster sauce.
It also, thankfully, minimizes Misuzu's catch phrase "gao" but does not explain her fascination with dinosaurs.