chiaoux
French, noun/ʃja.u/
chiaoux is spelled C-H-I-A-O-U-X (7 letters). Chiaoux is a French masculine noun meaning “chiaus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Envoyé ambassadeur turc”.
What does chiaoux mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinechiaus
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Envoyé ambassadeur turc. 2. Huissier ou sergent turc portant des armes offensives et défensives, assignant les particuliers, accommodant leurs différends et gardant les prisonniers de qualité. – (Paul Rycaut, Histoire de l’Empire Otoman, Traducteur Briot, l. 3, 1670).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce chiaoux?
- /ʃja.u/
- \ʃja.u\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.