quaw
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /kwɔː/[1]
- (cot–caught merger and various dialects) IPA(key): /kwɑː/[2]
Noun
[edit]quaw (plural quaws)
- Alternative form of quag (“swamp”)
References
[edit]- ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Quaw”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC., [1]
- ^ Joseph Wright, editor (1903), “QUAW”, in The English Dialect Dictionary: […], volume IV (M–Q), London: Henry Frowde, […], publisher to the English Dialect Society, […]; New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, →OCLC.