chous

chous is the plural of chou.

Noun

chous (plural choes)

A squat, rounded form of oenochoe with a trefoil mouth.
An Ancient Greek unit of liquid measure correspondent to 12 cotylae.
- It follows that the seah must equal the urna, and the hin equal 2 Attic choes.1903, Sir Charles Warren, The Ancient Cubit and Our Weights and Measures, page 89
- Accordingly one Amphoreus Metrétés contained 12 Choes, 144 Kotyloi, 864 Kyathoi. The Amphoreus held 39·39 litres or 69·33 pints, or slightly over 8½ gallons. It may generally be assumed that the great pointed pottery jars in which wines were preserved, exported and sold were, each of them, such an...1957, Charles Seltman, “The Trade”, in Wine in the Ancient World, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd, page 137

chou (plural chous or choux)

Choux pastry, usually in the form of a small round cake with a sweet filling.
A bunch, knot, or rosette of ribbon or other material, used as an ornament in women's clothing.
- Medium sized chous, or rosettes of the ribbon finish the trimming at bottom of chest opening, and at the waist points back and front.1891, Locomotive Engineers Journal, volume 25, page 1146

plural	choes
alternative form	khous

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χοῦς (khoûs).

What does chous mean?: Chous means a squat, rounded form of oenochoe with a trefoil mouth.
What is chous the plural of?: Chous is the plural of chou.
What part of speech is chous?: Chous is a noun.
What is the plural of chous?: The plural of chous is choes.

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