giaour
[ jou-uh r, 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
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giantess,
giantism,
giaour,
giardia,
giardiasis,
giauque,
gib,
gib board
Example sentences from the Web for giaour
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