chaus

English

Etymology 1

From New Latin chaus, from a native, probably Turkic, name; compare Nogai кавыс (kavıs).

Pronunciation

• enPR: kāʹŭs, IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪ.ʌs/
• Hyphenation: cha‧us

Noun

chaus (plural chauses)

1. (dated) Synonym of jungle cat (Felis chaus)

Etymology 2

See chiaus.

Pronunciation

• enPR: chous, IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaʊs/
• Hyphenation: chaus

Noun

chaus

2. Obsolete spelling of chiaus
   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:chaus.

References

• "Chiaus" in A New English dictionary on historical principles, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1893, volume 2, p. 334.
• “chaus”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “chiaus, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “chaus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Chasu

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃo/

• Audio (Switzerland)

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Noun

chaus m (plural chaus)

1. jungle cat, Felis chaus

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaws/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aws
• Syllabification: chaus

Noun

chaus m animal

1. jungle cat, Felis chaus

Declension

Further reading

• chaus in Polish dictionaries at PWN