HONCHO Meaning of HONCHO in English [ 'hɒn(t)ʃəʊ ]informal■ noun ( plural ~s ) a leader. ■ verb ( ~es , ~ing , ~ed ) N. Amer. be in charge of.Origin1940s: from Japanese hanchō 'group leader'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004