Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chiaux

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chi-aux
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative letter-case form of chiaux; obsolete spelling of chiaus.

noun

Obsolete spelling of chiaus .

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[…] he appointed some Chiaux to go to demand Peace of the Emperor, the King of Poland, and the Republick of Venice, but not upon Terms so advantageous as those offered by the Sultan his Brother, who was deposed."
"The Venice letʳˢ daᵗ 15th tells us that the Grand Segnʳ was at Adrianople and had sent a hye chiaux to yᵉ vizer of Candea to attend him, who upon yᵉ mesage immediately left Candea havinge by his severitie of impayling them that abused yᵉ Venechanes[…]"

Etymology

a. 1670, from French chiaux.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: chiaux

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

chaoux (alternative) chiaoux (alternative)

Questions

What does chiaux mean?: Alternative letter-case form of chiaux; obsolete spelling of chiaus.
Where does chiaux come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce chiaux

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “chiaux”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “chiaux”.
Repeat and practice — Say “chiaux” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.