Gow

//ɡaʊ// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of jow (“a pre-metric unit of length in India”). alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    Opium. colloquial, dated, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

From Scottish Gaelic gobha (“smith”).

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