Chao

See also: chao, chāo, cháo, chǎo, chào, chão, and cha0

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from (the Wade–Giles romanization of) Mandarin 趙 (Zhào).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʃaʊ/
  • Homophones: chow, ciao, Chow
  • Rhymes: -aʊ

Proper noun

Chao

  1. A surname​ of Chinese origin.

Anagrams

Galician

Etymology

From chao (“plain”), from Old Galician and Old Portuguese chão, from Latin planus (“flat”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃao̯/, /ˈt͡ʃaw/

Proper noun

Chao m

  1. a large number of villages and places in Galicia
  2. A toponymical surname​.

References
  • “Chao” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  • “Chao” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  • “Chao” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.

Latin

Proper noun

Chaō

  1. ablative singular of Chaos
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