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phot | pho |

As nouns the difference between phot and pho

is that phot is a photometric unit of illuminance, or luminous flux through an area (symbol ph) while pho is a Vietnamese soup with a beef base, typically served with rice noodles and beef or chicken.

As a verb phot

is to photograph.

phot

English

Etymology 1

Coined by André Blondel in 1921. See (photo-).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A photometric unit of illuminance, or luminous flux through an area (symbol ph).

    • Etymology 2

    Shortening of (photograph)

    Verb

    (phott)
  • (informal) to
  • * {{quote-newsgroup
    • , year=1999 , date=May 28 , author=David Johnson , title=Re:re Looking on with responsibility , newsgroup=aus.rail citation , passage=They said no, so I climbed off a bridge and spent the rest of the day photting and cab-riding around BHP without permission.}}
  • * {{quote-newsgroup
    • , year=2003 , date=12 July , author="The Three Rivers Rambler" , title=Re: Plane identity still a mystery , newsgroup=alt.local.geordie citation , passage=It's not an aerial one though as I havn't devved the transparency stuff yet, and I'll not get chance tommorrow as I'm photting the Touring Cars @ Croft.}}
  • * {{quote-newsgroup
    • , year=2010 , date=June 09 , author="n...@plunderhere.com" , title=FA: Rupert grint photo silver dog tag dogtag necklace pendant jewelry (
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    • , newsgroup=alt.marketplace citation , passage=dog tag is hard to phot because it is so shiny.}}

    pho

    English

    (wikipedia pho)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A Vietnamese soup with a beef base, typically served with rice noodles and beef or chicken.
  • * 1935: Marcelle "Countess" Morphy, Recipes of All Nations , p. 802 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924003591769;view=1up;seq=816]
    • PHO is the name of an Annamese soup held in high esteem. It is made with beef, a veal bone, onions, a bayleaf, salt, and pepper, and a small teaspoon of nuoc-man,(SIC) a typically Annamese condiment which is used in practically all their dishes.
  • * 2003: Frank Browning, "73106: Lemongrass on the Prairie", National Geographic , vol. 203, issue 3 [http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0303/feature6/]
    • Ten minutes away from the intersection, the heart of Little Saigon, you can easily walk to five restaurants specializing in pho (the classic Vietnamese beef broth soup), two Asian supermarkets, and several Chinese barbecue cafés.

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