hoy
IPA: hˈɔɪ
noun
- (nautical) A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.
- A surname.
- An island in south-west Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid refs HY20, ND29).
- A small uninhabited island in the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU3744).
- An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States.
- (education) Initialism of head of year.
verb
- (transitive) To incite; to drive onward.
- (Northumbria, Australia) To throw.
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Examples of "hoy" in Sentences
- When I ordered, the man replied, "Disculpe, no tenemos dorado hoy."
- But, a simple, "Por favor, plancha esta ropa hoy" is clear and courteous, too.
- Served in a bamboo boat, this Thai-style omelette, called "hoy tod," is drizzled with a sweet-and-sour sauce.
- “En cumplimiento a las disposiciones electorales Mexicanas, este canal permanecera bloqueado hasta las 8 de la noche del dia de hoy.”
- Most people come here for the Crispy Pork & Basil Rice and Thai Boat noodles, but Ord prides itself most on these noodles called hoy khaa.
- When the "hoy," who was sent by Wilson with me, returned and repeated to him my words, vengeance was sworn against me, and the hounds were turned loose for immediate chase.
- Now if I say to you pienso que hoy el cielo está muy azul, then you have to go through a series of translations not only for the word, but also the phrase, and verb rules, then your mind has to recall it's pictures during and after the translation.
- - Cientos de haitianos se aglomeraron hoy en el portón que separa a su país de la República Dominicana en la provincia de Dajabón, intentado cruzar a este territorio, temerosos y confusos por el terremoto que afectó ayer a esa nación y que según cifras provocó cientos de miles de muertos.
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