"xou" meaning in Catalan

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Noun

IPA: [ˈʃɔw] [Balearic, Central], [ˈt͡ʃɔw] [Valencia] Forms: xous [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English show. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ca|en|show}} Borrowed from English show Head templates: {{ca-noun|m}} xou m (plural xous)
  1. show, spectacle Tags: masculine Synonyms: espectacle
    Sense id: en-xou-ca-noun-1uzV0r4l
  2. (informal) scene (an exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption) Tags: informal, masculine Synonyms: escena
    Sense id: en-xou-ca-noun-lXbDXuSB Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Catalan entries with incorrect language header: 7 93

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "show"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English show",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English show.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "xous",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "xou m (plural xous)",
      "name": "ca-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Catalan",
  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "show, spectacle"
      ],
      "id": "en-xou-ca-noun-1uzV0r4l",
      "links": [
        [
          "show",
          "#English"
        ],
        [
          "spectacle",
          "spectacle"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "espectacle"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Catalan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She has made entertainment her art and she stars in a show that is in demand at the four cardinal points.",
          "ref": "2016 November 1, “Ana Maria Dae, miss i romanesa, a la portada d'Interviú”, in El Periódico:",
          "text": "Ha fet de l'entreteniment el seu art i protagonitza un xou que és reclamat als quatre punts cardinals.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "scene (an exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption)"
      ],
      "id": "en-xou-ca-noun-lXbDXuSB",
      "links": [
        [
          "scene",
          "scene"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) scene (an exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "escena"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃɔw]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃɔw]",
      "tags": [
        "Valencia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "xou"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Catalan countable nouns",
    "Catalan entries with incorrect language header",
    "Catalan lemmas",
    "Catalan masculine nouns",
    "Catalan nouns",
    "Catalan terms borrowed from English",
    "Catalan terms derived from English",
    "Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "show"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English show",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English show.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "xous",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "xou m (plural xous)",
      "name": "ca-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Catalan",
  "lang_code": "ca",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "show, spectacle"
      ],
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        [
          "show",
          "#English"
        ],
        [
          "spectacle",
          "spectacle"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "espectacle"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Catalan informal terms",
        "Catalan terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She has made entertainment her art and she stars in a show that is in demand at the four cardinal points.",
          "ref": "2016 November 1, “Ana Maria Dae, miss i romanesa, a la portada d'Interviú”, in El Periódico:",
          "text": "Ha fet de l'entreteniment el seu art i protagonitza un xou que és reclamat als quatre punts cardinals.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "scene (an exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scene",
          "scene"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) scene (an exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "escena"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʃɔw]",
      "tags": [
        "Balearic",
        "Central"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃɔw]",
      "tags": [
        "Valencia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "xou"
}

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