caws

See also: Caws

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɔz/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /kɑz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɔːz/
• Rhymes: -ɔːz
• Homophones: cause, cores (non-rhotic accents)

Noun

caws

1. plural of caw

Verb

caws

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caw

Anagrams

• AScW, WACs, WCAs, scaw

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Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Afar qayso and Sidamo hayisso.

Noun

caws ?

1. grass

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh caws, from Old Welsh caus, from Proto-Brythonic *kọs, a borrowing from Latin cāseus. Cognate with Cornish keus, Breton keuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kau̯s/
• Rhymes: -au̯s

Noun

caws m (uncountable)

1. cheese; curds; a cheese

Derived terms

• cawslyd (“cheesy”)
• cosyn (“a cheese”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
caws	gaws	nghaws	chaws
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “caws”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies