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kau

kau is the alternative form of gau.

Meaning of gau

Adjective

gau (not comparable)

  1. (Singapore, colloquial) Strong (used as a modifier after kopi (“coffee”)).
    • Kopi Gau
  2. (Singapore, broadly, colloquial, uncommon) Thick; having a strong or overwhelming flavour.
    • But for all the eggs and liao (ingredients) you have, it isn’t gao (strong).2019 August 24, Yeo Boon Ping, quoting Zachary Tang, “If Zi Char Dishes Were In A Battle Royale, Which Would Come Out Tops?”, in ricemedia.co, archived from the original on 12 Jul 2024

See all 5 meanings of gau

Proper noun capitalized: Kau

Kau (plural Kaus)

  1. A surname.

Forms of kau

Adjective
comparativemore kau
superlativemost kau
Proper noun
pluralKaus

Phrases with kau

Questions about kau

What does kau mean?
Kau means a surname.
What is kau the alternative form of?
Kau is the alternative form of gau.
What part of speech is kau?
Kau is a proper noun.

Words near kau in the dictionary

  1. Katzman
  2. Katzmann
  3. Katzmans
  4. Katzmarek
  5. Katō
  6. kau
  7. kau choi
  8. kau cim
  9. Kau Shi Wai
  10. Kauai
  11. Kauai County

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kau (page history and authors); Kau (page history and authors); gau (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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