[ˈhɒntʃəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a leader or manager; the person in charge
(e.g: the company's head honcho in the US)


Phrases:

Origin:
1940s: from Japanese hanchō ‘group leader’, a term brought back to the US by servicemen stationed in Japan during the occupation following the Second World War

[ˈhɒntʃəʊ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- be in charge of (a project or situation)
(e.g: what else could be expected from a review honchoed by him?)


Phrases:

Origin:
1940s: from Japanese hanchō ‘group leader’, a term brought back to the US by servicemen stationed in Japan during the occupation following the Second World War