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gau¹

  • /ɡaʊ/

Sounds like Gow · Rhymes with -aʊ

noun gaus · ghau

  1. Tibetan A prayer box or small container worn as jewelry and containing an amulet or similar item.

gau²

  • [k˭aʊ˨] Singapore

Where it comes from

From either Hokkien 厚 (kāu, “thick”) or Teochew 厚 (gao⁶, “thick”), influenced in spelling by Mandarin Pinyin.

adjective gao · kau

  1. Singapore, colloquial, not comparable, of coffee Strong (used as a modifier after kopi (“coffee”)). Kopi Gau
  2. Singapore, broadly, colloquial, not comparable, uncommon Thick; having a strong or overwhelming flavour. But for all the eggs and liao (ingredients) you have, it isn’t gao (strong).

gau³

noun

  1. alternative Alternative form of jow (“a pre-metric unit of length in India”).

gau⁴

Where it comes from

From German Gau, from Middle High German göu, gou, from Old High German gawi.

noun gaus · gaue

  1. District, region.

Gau⁵

Where it comes from

Two main origins:

* Borrowed from German Gau, a habitational surname.

* A variant of Gao, a surname of Chinese origin.

proper noun Gaus

  1. A surname.

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@misc{gau_2026,
  title = {gau},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gau},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}