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dahu¹

noun dahus

  1. A legendary goat-like animal reputed to live in the mountains of France, Switzerland, and Italy. Perhaps still sore at being called crétins des Alpes by lowlanders, the Savoyards, in the early days of mass tourism, would sometimes take gullible visitors on dahu hunts. These entailed all-night vigils out in the open, where the would-be trophy hunter had to crouch and hide so as not to be seen by

dahu²

Where it comes from

From Mandarin 大胡 (dàhú).

noun dahus

  1. A large bowed two-stringed chordophone of Chinese origin, a tenor part of the erhu family of instruments.

Dahu³

Where it comes from

From Mandarin 大湖 (Dàhú).

proper noun Tahu

  1. A rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan. Dahu is a township of Miaoli County at northern Taiwan.

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Françaisdahu

name rural township

中文大湖 Dàhú

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"dahu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dahu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dahu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dahu

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"dahu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dahu.

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@misc{dahu_2026,
  title = {dahu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dahu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}