Tsou

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noun

An ethnic group in Taiwan.

OriginTsou Cou ← Proto-Austronesian *Cau →
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Meanings

Tsou1

nounTsou pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAn ethnic group in Taiwan.
proper noun
  1. An Aboriginal Taiwanese language spoken in the Alishan region of Taiwan.

Tsou2

proper nounTsou (plural Tsous)

plural Tsous · alternative Hanyu Pinyin Zou

  1. A surname.

Origin

Tsou · noun, proper noun

  1. Proto-Austronesian*Cau
  2. TsouCou
  3. EnglishTsou

From Tsou Cou, an autonym based on cou (“person”), itself from Proto-Austronesian *Cau. Doublet of Thao.

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Tsou · proper noun

From Mandarin 鄒／邹 (Zōu), Wade-Giles romanization: Tsou¹.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Tsou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tsou

MLA

“Tsou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tsou. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tsou,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tsou.

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