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Jose

Noun CEFR B1
hoʊˈzeɪ

Definitions

  1. Acronym of JSON Object Signing and Encryption, a group of web standards.
  2. A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Joseph, an anglicized spelling of Spanish José and Portuguese José.
  3. A female given name.
  4. A male given name from Spanish, variant of Jose.
  5. A surname transferred from the given name, derived from the given name.
  6. A diminutive of the female given name Josephine.

Equivalents

FrançaisJosé
PortuguêsJosé
العربيةخوزيه

Examples

“Some Rizaliana collectors deem the blue 1959 Jose Rizal Definitive to be the most attractive Rizal stamp⟳.”
“Artiles, a Republican operative with a reputation for a foul mouth and sharp elbows, is accused of financing a sham candidate whose candidacy was intended to siphon votes from a legitimate Democratic candidate in a state Senate race⟳ in South Florida’s 37th District. The candidate has the same last⟳ name⟳ as then-Democratic incumbent Jose Javier Rodriguez but did not actively campaign for the seat and has since admitted being recruited as a spoiler.”
“As an ardent admirer and devotee of Dr José Rizal, he collected Rizaliana material, going to great lengths to woo the sisters of Rizal in order⟳ for them to sell⟳ to him precious Rizaliana items.”
“Every year in California thousands of parents choose⟳ names such as José, Andrés and Sofía for their children, often honoring the memory of a deceased grandmother, aunt or sibling. On the state-issued birth certificates, though, those names will be spelled incorrectly.”
“For a JWS, the JOSE Header members are the union of the members of these values (each of which is defined in Section 2):[…]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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