"gow" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gow (plural gows)
  1. Alternative form of jow (“pre-metric unit of length in India”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: jow (extra: pre-metric unit of length in India)
    Sense id: en-gow-en-noun-USNv3z-W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɡaʊ/ [US]
Etymology: From Chinese 膏 (gāo, “ointment”), probably as a shortening of 藥膏/药膏 (yàogāo). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh|-}} Chinese, {{zh-l|膏||ointment}} 膏 (gāo, “ointment”), {{zh-l|藥膏}} 藥膏/药膏 (yàogāo) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} gow (uncountable)
  1. (colloquial, dated) opium Tags: colloquial, dated, uncountable Related terms: har gow, pai gow
    Sense id: en-gow-en-noun-J6ReDoZ2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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