different between endo vs zendo

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nd??/

Etymology 1

Originally used to refer to the bottom tips of the marijuana plant which accumulate the most resin and crystals after being hung to dry, probably from end +? -o.

Noun

endo (uncountable)

1. (slang) marijuana
   • 1998, Snoop Dogg, Gin and Juice

     rollin' down the street smokin' endo / sippin' on gin and juice

   • 1994, Nas, Jungle Jay

     So as I drive home / I roll my window up / And my endo up in the same motion

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:endo.

Etymology 2

Short for "end over end".

Noun

endo (plural endos)

1. A bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel.

   Synonym: stoppie

See also

• wheelie

Etymology 3

Noun

endo (countable and uncountable, plural endos)

1. (uncountable, informal) endocrinology
2. (countable, informal) endocrinologist
   • 2010, Cheryl Alkon, Balancing Pregnancy with Pre-existing Diabetes (page 150)

     Since my endo did not practice at the hospital I delivered at, I did not have the oversight I needed to adjust my fluctuating sugars […]

Etymology 4

Noun

endo (uncountable)

1. (medicine, informal) Endometriosis.

Etymology 5

Coined from "end of contract", as used on the contracts given to workers under the system.

Noun

endo (uncountable)

1. (Philippines, neologism) A labor contracting system where workers are hired by employment agencies to work for a specific period of time until being replaced and prohibited from being re-hired.

Anagrams

• Deno, Deon, Done, NODE, done, node, oden, onde, oned

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h?n?dó (“in”). Compare Ancient Greek ????? (éndon, “in, within”).

Preposition

endo

1. in
   • (Can we date this quote?), Cicero, De Legibus

     Divos et eos, qui caelestes semper habiti, colunto et ollos, quos endo caelo merita locaverint...

     They shall worship as gods both those who have always been regarded as dwellers in heaven...

Usage notes

Though considered somewhat artificial, there are instances of usage in Classical Latin, especially as a preverb and in dactylic verse.

Related terms

• in

English

Alternative forms

• zend?

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ?? (zend?)

Noun

zendo (plural zendos)

1. A hall at a Zen buddhist monastery where formal seated meditation (zazen) is practiced.

Anagrams

• Donze, dozen, zoned

Italian

Noun

zendo m (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) the Avestan language

   Synonyms: avestico, lingua avestica

Japanese

Romanization

zendo

1. R?maji transcription of ???