yow

[ you ]

/ yaʊ /

interjection, noun

(an exclamation or shout of pain, dismay, etc.)

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DISCOVER THE INFLUENCE OF PORTUGUESE ON ENGLISH VIA THIS QUIZ!

We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?

Question 1 of 11

Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?

owl

crow

piranha

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Origin of yow

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Words nearby yow

YouTube, you-uns, you've, you've lost me, You've made your bed, now lie in it, yow, yowe, yowie, yowl, yowler, yo-yo

Example sentences from the Web for yow

Lyke as we ar yitt myndit to keip firme and stabill all thingis promesit be yow in our behalf.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6)|John Knox
If yow lyke that, he shall continue the same, or adde onie more.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6)|John Knox
Yow cudna 'a come any faster if yer blasted yed 'ad been blown to bits instead of my lantern.
The Yeoman Adventurer|George W. Gough
Have yow a glass of ale if yow care, but no good never come on it, what I know.
The Chequers|James Runciman

God knowethe howe I am punished for makinge mye god of yow and for having no othr thowght but on yow.
The Mystery of Mary Stuart|Andrew Lang

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