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choo

choo

43 9.9
A short sound that copies a train, often used by children
  • noun
  • /tʃu/
  • Baby Talk
translation icon : chú-chú
  • Children gathered around the track, shouting 'Choo Choo!' as the toy train passed by.

Next stop, Brown Town Choo Choo wait.

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Examples

Synonyms

whistle
vschoo
56 1.0

A high loud sound made by a person, a device, or fast moving air

mimics that high pitched sound in playful child language
whistling
vschoo
14 1.9

A high sharp sound made when air moves quickly through a small opening

copies this high escaping sound in simple child speech
chuffing
vschoo
1 8.3

A short, sharp puffing sound made by a steam engine or machine

repeats the same sound in simple childlike speech
steam whistle
vschoo
1 4.6

A loud horn on steam engines used to signal or warn

imitates that loud steam signal in playful child speech
choo-choo
vschoo
  • Baby Talk
9.0

A name children use for a train

represents the sound of that vehicle rather than naming it

Compounds

choo-choo
  • Baby Talk
9.0

A name children use for a train

Surface Forms

choo singular
choos plural

Etymology

Choo comes from the noise people make for a train, often said twice as choo-choo by children, so it names the little 'train sound' you hear or make. That's why choo as a noun means an imitation of a steam train's noise.