Where does “chouse” come from?
chouse (English) comes from Turkish çavuş, from Ottoman Turkish چاوش, from Common Turkic čabïš.
chouse (English): To cheat, to trick; One who is easily cheated; a...
Definitions
- To cheat, to trick; One who is easily cheated; a...
Ancestry of “chouse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | çavuş | sergeant; noncommissioned officer |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چاوش | beadle, apparitor, usher, pursuivant, messenger,... |
| 3 | Common Turkic | čabïš | — |
Words derived from “chouse”