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English

Etymology 1

From New Latin, from a native name.

Pronunciation

• enPR: k???s, IPA^(key): /?ke?.?s/
• Hyphenation: cha?us

Noun

chaus (plural chauses)

1. (dated) Felis chaus (“jungle cat”)

Etymology 2

See chiaus.

Pronunciation

• enPR: chous, IPA^(key): /t?a?s/
• Hyphenation: chaus

Noun

chaus

2. Obsolete spelling of chiaus [16th–17th c.]
   • 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.
• “chiaus, n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000
• chaus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Chasu

French

Noun

chaus m (plural chaus)

1. jungle cat, Felis chaus

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaws/

Noun

chaus m anim

1. jungle cat, Felis chaus

Declension

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t????n/

Noun

chaun (plural chauns)

1. (obsolete) A gap.

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Verb

chaun (third-person singular simple present chauns, present participle chauning, simple past and past participle chauned)

1. (obsolete) To open; to yawn.
   • c. 1599, John Marston, Antonio and Mellida

     O, chaun thy breast.

Anagrams

• nucha

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Sursilvan) tgaun
• (Sutsilvan) tgàn
• (Surmiran) tgang
• (Vallader) chan

Etymology

From Latin canis, canem.

Noun

chaun m (plural chauns)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter) (male) dog

Coordinate terms

• (sex):
  • (Rumantsch Grischun) chogna
  • (Puter) chagna