# Thao

> English word · Noun · IPA /θaʊ/ · frequency rank #69,506

## Definitions
1. A member of an aboriginal people of central Taiwan.

## Etymology
From Thao Thau, an autonym based on thau (“person”), itself from Proto-Austronesian *Cau. Doublet of Tsou.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/thao