English Explanatory Dictionary

gow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative spelling of jow (“a pre-metric unit of length in India”).
noun
  1. Opium.
name
  1. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Pronunciation

/ɡaʊ/

Word forms

gow gows

Etymology

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

Related words

har gow pai gow
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