daus

See also: Daus

Catalan

Noun

daus

1. plural of dau

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tøyːs/
• Rhymes: -øyːs

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dauss, from Old French dous, deus, deuz.

Noun

daus m (genitive singular dauss, nominative plural dausar)

2. the side of a die with two pips (in dice games, especially backgammon); deuce

Etymology 2

Origin uncertain, but possibly from daus (“deuce”), derived from the notion that two was a bad number to get, or because the two pips on the two-eyed side of some dice may have resembled buttocks.

Noun

daus m (genitive singular dauss, nominative plural dausar)

2. buttocks, arse

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White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dau̯˩/

Noun

daus

1. snow