honcho

(person) by evilrooster (5.3 y) Wed Mar 14 2001 at 18:22:19

noun, meaning person is in charge, boss, or leader. Usually used as part of the phrase head honcho.

The American Heritage Dictionary states that honcho is derived from Japanese (han, meaning squad + cho, meaning leader).

Funny. It always sounded Spanish to me.

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