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Gau

//ɡaʊ// adj, name, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Strong (used as a modifier after kopi (“coffee”)). Singapore, colloquial, not-comparable

    "Kopi Gau"

  2. 2
    Thick; having a strong or overwhelming flavour. Singapore, broadly, colloquial, not-comparable, uncommon

    "But for all the eggs and liao (ingredients) you have, it isn’t gao (strong)."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A prayer box or small container worn as jewelry and containing an amulet or similar item. Tibetan
  2. 2
    Alternative form of jow (“a pre-metric unit of length in India”). alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    District, region.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From either Hokkien 厚 (kāu, “thick”) or Teochew 厚 (gao⁶, “thick”), influenced in spelling by Mandarin Pinyin.

Etymology 2

From German Gau, from Middle High German göu, gou, from Old High German gawi.

Etymology 3

Two main origins: * Borrowed from German Gau, a habitational surname. * A variant of Gao, a surname of Chinese origin.

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