chaus

From New Latin, from a native name.

• enPR: kāʹŭs, IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪ.ʌs/
• Hyphenation: cha‧us

chaus (plural chauses)

1. (dated) Felis chaus (“jungle cat”)
2. Alternative letter-case form of Chaus

• See chiaus.

• enPR: chous, IPA^(key): /tʃaʊs/
• Hyphenation: chaus

chaus

1. Obsolete spelling of chiaus [16th–17th c.]
   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:chaus.

• "Chiaus" in A New English dictionary on historical principles, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1893, volume 2, p. 334.
• chaus in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• “chiaus, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• chaus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

• Chasu

• IPA^(key): /xaws/

chaus m anim

1. jungle cat, Felis chaus