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chiu chow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
chi-u -chow
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Chiuchow.

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 潮州 (ciu⁴ zau¹).

Questions

What does chiu chow mean?
Alternative form of Chiuchow.
Where does chiu chow come from?
Borrowed from Cantonese 潮州 (ciu⁴ zau¹).

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