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gour

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

Alternative form of Gaur (“ancient Bengali city”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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noun

Meaning 2

Dated form of gaur (“Asian wild bovine”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, dated

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noun

Meaning 3

A pool in a cave confined by a dam of mineral deposits accumulating along its rim.

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noun

Meaning 4

The head man of a village in the Canarese-speaking country.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, obsolete

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History

Etymology

From French gour (“rock pool”), from Latin gurges. Doublet of gorge and gurges.