giaour

[ jou-uhr, jou-er ]

/ ˈdʒaʊ ər, ˈdʒaʊ ər /

noun Turkish.

an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.

Origin of giaour

1555–65; earlier gower, gour<Turkish gâvur<Persian gaur, variant of gabr Zoroastrian, non-Muslim; spelling giaour<French, with gi- representing Turk palatalized g, later taken as spelling for j

Words nearby giaour

giant star, giant steps, giant sunflower, giant tortoise, giant urticaria, giaour, giardia, giardiasis, Giauque, gib, gibbed

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Example sentences from the Web for giaour

Before the boat returned, another steamer hove in sight, which proved to be the Giaour.
The Three Commanders|W.H.G. Kingston
Gyre (derived from Gayour or Giaour, a dog), “to scratch like a dog.”
Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home|Belle Moses
Fancy the Giaour pottering about in his eightieth year, and boasting that he could read small print without spectacles!
The Doctor's Wife|M. E. Braddon
I am very much interested in all that concerns your Giaour, which is universally approved of among our mountains.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 4 (of 10)|John Gibson Lockhart.

Byron was less dissatisfied with his second Turkish tale than he had been with the Giaour.
The Works Of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 (of 7)|Lord Byron

British Dictionary definitions for giaour

giaour

/ (ˈdʒaʊə) /

noun

a derogatory term for a non-Muslim, esp a Christian, used esp by the Turks

Word Origin for giaour

C16: from Turkish giaur unbeliever, from Persian gaur, variant of gäbr

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单词	giaour
释义	giaour [ jou-uhr, jou-er ] / ˈdʒaʊ ər, ˈdʒaʊ ər / noun Turkish. an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian. Origin of giaour 1555–65; earlier gower, gour<Turkish gâvur<Persian gaur, variant of gabr Zoroastrian, non-Muslim; spelling giaour<French, with gi- representing Turk palatalized g, later taken as spelling for j Words nearby giaour giant star, giant steps, giant sunflower, giant tortoise, giant urticaria, giaour, giardia, giardiasis, Giauque, gib, gibbed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for giaour Before the boat returned, another steamer hove in sight, which proved to be the Giaour. The Three Commanders\|W.H.G. Kingston Gyre (derived from Gayour or Giaour, a dog), “to scratch like a dog.” Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home\|Belle Moses Fancy the Giaour pottering about in his eightieth year, and boasting that he could read small print without spectacles! The Doctor's Wife\|M. E. Braddon I am very much interested in all that concerns your Giaour, which is universally approved of among our mountains. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 4 (of 10)\|John Gibson Lockhart. Byron was less dissatisfied with his second Turkish tale than he had been with the Giaour. The Works Of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 (of 7)\|Lord Byron British Dictionary definitions for giaour giaour / (ˈdʒaʊə) / noun a derogatory term for a non-Muslim, esp a Christian, used esp by the Turks Word Origin for giaour C16: from Turkish giaur unbeliever, from Persian gaur, variant of gäbr Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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