ər, ˈdʒaʊ noun Turkish.
an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
Origin:
1555–65; earlier gower, gour < Turkish gâvur < Persian gaur, variant of gabr Zoroastrian, non-Muslim; spelling giaour < French, with gi- representing Turk palatalized g, later taken as spelling for j
1555–65; earlier gower, gour < Turkish gâvur < Persian gaur, variant of gabr Zoroastrian, non-Muslim; spelling giaour < French, with gi- representing Turk palatalized g, later taken as spelling for j
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| —n | |
| a derogatory term for a non-Muslim, esp a Christian, used esp by the Turks | |
| [C16: from Turkish giaur unbeliever, from Persian gaur, variant of gäbr] | |
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giaour
1564, Turk. term of contempt for non-Muslims, from Pers. gaur, variant of gabr "fire-worshipper," originally applied to the adherents of the Zoroastrian religion.
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