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chiaus

noun \ˈchau̇s, ˈchau̇sh\

Definition of CHIAUS

:  a Turkish messenger or sergeant
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Origin of CHIAUS

Turkish çavuş
First Known Use: 1595

Rhymes with CHIAUS

blouse, chouse, douse, gauss, Gauss, grouse, house, Klaus, Laos, louse, mouse, scouse, souse, spouse

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