Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gow

/ɡaʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
gow
IPA
/ɡaʊ/
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Opium.

Colloquial; Dated; Uncountable

name

A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Etymology

From Chinese 膏 (gāo, “ointment”), probably as a shortening of 藥膏／药膏 (yàogāo).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡaʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gows (plural)

Phrases

har gow pai gow

Frequently Paired Words

har gow pai gow

Homonyms

gau

Rhymes With

how now allow wow bow thou cow dow mao vow brow howe

Questions

How do you pronounce gow?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡaʊ/.
What does gow mean?
Alternative spelling of jow (“a pre-metric unit of length in India”).
Where does gow come from?
It is traced to Chinese.

How to pronounce gow

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