Chaw — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a wad of something chewable as tobacco

chew without swallowing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪptədˌʌbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌɜːkəmskɹˈɪptɪvli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌɜːkəmskɹˈɪptɪvli/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈɪptədˌʌbəl/.

Examples

chaw tobacco

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quid wad cud plug chew

Parts of Speech

noun	a wad of something chewable as tobacco
verb	chew without swallowing “chaw tobacco”

Word Forms

chew	verb	chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
chaw	verb	chew without swallowing
wad	verb	compress into a wad
chaw	noun	a wad of something chewable as tobacco

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

mâcher

une liasse de quelque chose à croquer comme du tabac

🇪🇸Spanish

goma

un fajo de algo masticable como tabaco

🇳🇱Dutch

kauw

een prop van iets kauwbaars als tabak

🇵🇹Portuguese

morder

um maço de algo mastigável como tabaco

🇷🇺Russian

жевать

комок чего-то жевательного, например табака

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चाउ

तम्बाकू जैसी चबाने योग्य किसी वस्तु का एक बंडल

🇧🇩Bengali

চা

তামাক হিসাবে চিবানো যায় এমন কিছু

🇮🇳Tamil

சாவ்

புகையிலை போன்ற மெல்லக்கூடிய ஏதாவது ஒரு வாட்

🇮🇳Telugu

చావ్

పొగాకు వంటి నమిలే ఏదో ఒక కట్టు

🇮🇳Marathi

चाळ

तंबाखू म्हणून चघळता येण्याजोग्या गोष्टीचा वडा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચાવ

તમાકુ તરીકે ચાવવા યોગ્ય વસ્તુનો એક વાડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಾವ್

ತಂಬಾಕು ಎಂದು ಅಗಿಯಬಹುದಾದ ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ವಾಡ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചാവ്

പുകയില പോലെ ചവച്ചരച്ച ഒരു വാഡ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਾਅ

ਤੰਬਾਕੂ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਚਬਾਉਣ ਯੋਗ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਡੰਡਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

چاؤ

تمباکو کے طور پر چبائی جانے والی چیز کا ایک گٹھا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

查

一团可咀嚼的东西，如烟草

🇯🇵Japanese

チャウ

タバコのように噛めるものの束

🇰🇷Korean

한입

담배처럼 씹을 수 있는 것 뭉치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chao ôi

một xấp thứ gì đó có thể nhai được như thuốc lá

🇹🇭Thai

เชา

ก้อนของบางอย่างที่เคี้ยวได้เหมือนยาสูบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kunyahan

segumpal sesuatu yang bisa dikunyah seperti tembakau

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تشاو

حزمة من شيء قابل للمضغ مثل التبغ

🇮🇷Persian

چاو

یک دسته از چیزی جویدنی مانند تنباکو

🇹🇷Turkish

çile

tütün gibi çiğnenebilir bir tomar şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

צ'או

צרור של משהו לעיסה כמו טבק

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